# psychological

Pronunciation: US say "sy-kuh-LAH-ji-kuhl" /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/; UK say "sy-kuh-LOJ-i-kuhl" /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/

## Adjective

1. Relating to the mind and behavior, or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral traits of a person, group, or activity.
   - Simple: Having to do with the mind and how people think, feel, and act.
   - _The coach studied the psychological factors that helped athletes stay calm under pressure._
   - _Researchers documented the psychological impact of long-term isolation on the crew._
2. Concerned with psychology (the scientific study of the mind) and with its theories, methods, and findings.
   - Simple: Having to do with psychology, the study of the mind.
   - _The journal publishes psychological research alongside studies in neuroscience._
   - _His psychological training prepared him to design careful behavioral experiments._
3. Lacking any objective or reasonably logical basis and existing only as a product of the mind.
   - Simple: Coming from the mind alone, with no real physical cause.
   - _The barrier to finishing was purely psychological, not a matter of actual ability._
   - _Experts argued the symptoms were psychological rather than caused by the medication._

## Origin

Formed from "psychology" combined with the suffix "-ical."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/psychological (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).