the study of the origin and development of personality, human behaviour, and mental processes
Also called: psychogenetics
Derived forms
psychogenetic (ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or psychogenetical (ˌsaɪkəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪkəl)
adjective
psychogenetically (ˌpsychogeˈnetically)
adverb
psychogenesis in American English
(ˌsaɪkoʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs)
noun
1.
origination and development within the psyche, or mind; specif., the development of physical disorders as a result of mental conflicts rather than from organic causes