psych-, psycho-, -psyche, -psychic, -psychical, -psychically +
(Greek: mind, spirit, consciousness; mental processes; the human soul; breath of life)
A prefix that is normally used with elements of Greek origin, psych- affects the meanings of hundreds of words.
Etymologically, this element includes such meanings as, breath, to breathe, life, soul, spirit, mind, consciousness; and literally, "that which breathes".
psychokym
An obsolete term for psychic force.
psychokyme
The neural energy operative in any mental activity.
psycholagny
1. Sexual arousal and gratification obtained from mental imagery alone.
2. Sexual excitation induced by thoughts about sexual matters.
psycholatry
1. Excessive reverence for the soul.
2. Worship of departed spirits.
psycholepsy
An intense mental depression that has a sudden onset; sudden mood changes accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inertia; also known as psychic seizure.
psycholeptic
Mind-relaxing; tranquilizing.
psycholeptics
That group of psychotropic agents whose effect is primarily on mental functions rather than on psychomotor activity. Included are minor tranquilizers, antidepressants, and hallucinogens.
psycholinguistic
A reference to psycholinguistics.
psycholinguistics
1. The study of linguistics as it relates to human behavior.
2. Study of a host of psychological factors associated with speaking; including voice, attitudes, emotions, and grammatical rules, that affect communication and tunderstand, predict, and often to change the behavior of living organisms, with a particular emphasis on human behavior in its origins, development, and expression during the lifetime of the individual.relating to psychology.
psychological
A reference to the study of the mind in all of its relationships, normal and abnormal.
psychologist
1. Someone who is trained in methods of psychological analysis, therapy, and research.
2. A specialist in psychology licensed to practice professional psychology (e.g., clinical psychologist), or qualified to teach psychology as a scholarly discipline (academic psychologist), or whose scientific specialty is a subfield of psychology (research psychologist).
psychology
The science dealing with mental processes, both normal and abnormal, and their effects upon behavior.
There are two main approaches to the study: introspective, looking inward or self-examination of one's own mental processes; and objective studying of the minds of others.
psycholytic
A reference to a drug; such as, LSD that can disturb or disrupt certain emotional reactions that have become fixed in the unconscious or can block normal channels of response, primarily in psycholytic therapy which is a kind of therapy that combines controlled use of low dosages of such drugs with psychotherapeutic instruction for the patient and subsequent discussions.
psychomachy, psychomachia
Conflict between the body and the soul.
psychomancy
1. Divination by means of spirits.
2. Divination by interpreting the soul of a person, his/her values, beliefs, and morals.
3. Soul searching or occult communication between souls or spirits.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "mind, mental" word units:
anima-;
anxi-;
deliri-;
hallucina-;
menti-;
moro-;
noo-;
nous;
phreno-;
thymo-2.
Word units related to breath and breathe:
hal-;
pneo-;
pneumato-;
pneumo-;
spiro.
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