psychobiology

psychobiology /psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy/ (-bi-ol´ŏ-je)

1. biopsychology; a field of study examining the relationship between brain and mind, studying the effect of biological influences on psychological functioning or mental processes.

2. a psychiatric theory in which the human being is viewed as an integrated unit, incorporating psychological, social, and biological functions, with behavior a function of the total organism.psychobiolog´ical

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psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy (sk-b-l-j)

n.

1. The study of the biological foundations of the mind, emotions, and mental processes. Also called biopsychology.

2. The school of psychiatry that interprets personality, behavior, and mental illness in terms of adaptive responses to biological, social, cultural, and environmental factors.

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psycho·bio·logic (-b-ljk), psycho·bio·logi·cal (--kl) adj.

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psychobiology

[-bī′ol′əjē]

Etymology: Gk, psyche + bios, life, logos, science

1 the study of biochemical foundations of thought, mood, emotion, affect, and behavior.

2 personality development and functioning in terms of the interaction of the body and the mind.

3 a school of psychiatric thought introduced by Adolf Meyer that stresses total life experience, including biologic, emotional, and sociocultural factors, in assessing the psychologic makeup or mental status of an individual. psychobiologic, adj.

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psychobiology [si″ko-bi-ol´o-je]

1. biopsychology; a field of study examining the relationship between brain and mind, studying the effect of biological influences on psychological functioning or mental processes.

2. a psychiatric theory in which the human being is viewed as an integrated unit, incorporating psychological, social, and biological functions, with behavior a function of the total organism. adj., adj psychobiolog´ical.

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psychobiology

Psychiatry A school of thought that views a person's biologic, psychologic, and social experiences as an integrated unit