PSYCHOLOGICAL

[adjective]The report says a high proportion of consultations with doctors involve psychological problems (= mental health problems, such as anxiety and deep unhappiness).The doctor says my headaches are purely psychological (= have no physical cause).Sometimes psychological refers to the mental effects of something on someone.The constant aircraft noise had a bad psychological effect on the residents.The company is concerned with the physical and psychological well-being of its employees.The decision to reassess the evidence has given the campaign a huge psychological boost (= has given great encouragement to the people involved).A psychological book or film is one in which there is a lot of attention to the way people influence each other's behaviour.Her new psychological thriller will be published next month.The success of the new model will depend on it being introduced it at the right psychological moment (= the time when it is most likely to be accepted).A psychological profile (specialized offender profile) is a description of the likely character, behaviour and interests of a violent criminal which is based on information about the crime that he or she has committed.Psychological profiling is often more helpful to detectives than statements from eye-witnesses.Psychological warfare is the use of activities which cause fear and anxiety in the people you want to influence without hurting them physically.