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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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psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy
(sī'kō-bī-ol'ŏ-jē),1. The study of the interrelationships of the biology and psychology in cognitive functioning, including intellectual, memory, and related neurocognitive processes.
2. Adolf Meyer's term for psychiatry.
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psychobiology
(sī′kō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē)n.
The branch of psychology that studies the biological foundations of behavior, emotions, and mental processes. Also called biopsychology.
psy′cho·bi′o·log′ic (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭk), psy′cho·bi′o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
psy′cho·bi′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
psy′cho·bi·ol′o·gist n.
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psychobiology
Psychiatry A school of thought that views a person's biologic, psychologic, and social experiences as an integrated unitMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy
(sī'kō-bī-ol'ŏ-jē)The study of the interrelationships of biology and psychology in cognitive functioning, including intellectual, memory, and related neurocognitive processes.
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