orthogenic

[ awr-thuh-jen-ik ]

adjective

1. Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for intellectually disabled or emotionally disturbed children:

   an orthogenic school.

2. Biology. orthogenetic.

orthogenic

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. med relating to corrective procedures designed to promote healthy development
2. of or relating to orthogenesis

Derived Forms

• ˌorthoˈgenically, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthogenic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; ortho- + -genic

Example Sentences

Still, after studying at the Orthogenic School with Bruno Bettelheim, who taught him to “never care what others think,” Mr. Lewis made a fortune on Wall Street.

From New York Times

Kanner’s backward logic found its greatest champion in Bruno Bettelheim, the extremely influential director of the University of Chicago’s Orthogenic School for disturbed children.

From Slate

“I bring this Orthogenic morality to everything on Wall Street, and it’s unsustainable.”

From New York Times

When Sandy Lewis was 10, his parents shipped him off to Chicago and Bruno Bettelheim’s Orthogenic School, an institution for emotionally disturbed children.

From New York Times

Unlike Sutton, Pollak, a former editor for the Nation, met Dr. B. The writer's younger brother Stephen spent five years at the Orthogenic School before his accidental death in 1948.

From Time Magazine Archive