psychogenesis /psy·cho·gen·e·sis/ (-jen´ĭ-sis)
psychogenesis
1. mental development.
2. production of a symptom or illness by psychic factors.
psy·cho·gen·e·sis (s  k -j n  -ss)n. 1. The origin and development of psychological processes, personality, or behavior. 2. Development of a physical disorder or illness resulting from psychic, rather than physiological, factors. psy cho·ge·netic (-j-ntk) adj. |
psychogenesis
[sī′kōjen′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, psyche + genesis, origin
1 the development of the mind or of a mental function or process.
2 the development or production of a physical symptom or disease having a mental or psychic origin rather than an organic cause.
3 the development of emotional states, either normal or abnormal, from the interaction of conscious and unconscious psychologic forces. Compare somatogenesis.
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