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psychogenesis
[ sahy-kuh-jen-uh-sis ]
noun
- genesis of the psyche.
- Psychology. the origin of physical or psychological states, normal or abnormal, out of the interplay of conscious and unconscious psychological forces.
- Pathology. the origin of symptoms as a result of emotional causes.
psychogenesis
/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs; ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /
noun
- psychol the study of the origin and development of personality, human behaviour, and mental processes
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Derived Forms
- psychogenetic, adjective
- ˌpsychogeˈnetically, adverb
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Other Words From
- psy·cho·ge·net·ic [sahy-koh-j, uh, -, net, -ik], adjective
- psycho·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psychogenesis1
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Example Sentences
The a priori inheres in quintopyknosis or kosmic psychogenesis.
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The cell-soul (or cytopsyche): first stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
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The tissue-soul (histopsyche): third stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
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The communal or cenobitic soul (coenopsyche): second stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
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Human psychogenesis takes place in the communal stage of his life.
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