PSYCHOGENESIS


Meaning of PSYCHOGENESIS in English

ˌsīkō+ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from psych- + genesis

1. : the origin and development of the mind or of a mental function or trait

2. : development from psychic as distinguished from somatic origins

3. : development from mental factors operating through the central nervous system

the psychogenesis of an illness

— compare psychosomatics

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.