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Definition of psychological
1a : of or relating to psychologyb : mental
2 : directed toward the will or toward the mind specifically in its conative function psychological warfare
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Examples of psychological in a Sentence
a psychological rather than a physical condition
suffered from psychological disorders all of his life
Recent Examples of psychological from the Web
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The president has been provided with a psychological profile of Putin, a wily KGB veteran with years of experience meeting foreign leaders.
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Some researchers have expressed concern that such whole genome screening will skyrocket medical costs or cause undue psychological harm.
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A judge agreed to send a Crown Point man charged with two counts of murder to the Logansport State Hospital for a forensic psychological evaluation to determine his mental competency to stand trial.
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Some experts have started raising concerns about the psychological toll of living small.
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This psychological dimension to chimps’ decision-making, taking into account how much a partner risked to help them, is novel.
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Arrowood, by contrast, excels at observing people, not things, relying on his psychological skills to reveal hidden emotions and intentions.
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Over and over again in It Comes at Night, Trey Edward Shults’s bravura piece of psychological horror, the camera pans down a long, dark hallway, inching closer and closer to a locked red door.
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Of all the children who survived that day, Collin seemed the most vulnerable to psychological damage in the eyes of many Townville parents and teachers.
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First Known Use of psychological
circa 1688
Other Psychology Terms
PSYCHOLOGICAL Defined for English Language Learners
psychological
playDefinition of psychological for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to the mind
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: of or relating to the study of the mind : of or relating to psychology
PSYCHOLOGICAL Defined for Kids
psychological
playDefinition of psychological for Students
: of or relating to psychology or the mind psychological research psychological distress
Medical Dictionary
psychological
playMedical Definition of psychological
1a: relating to, characteristic of, directed toward, influencing, arising in, or acting through the mind especially in its affective or cognitive functions psychological phenomena the psychological aspects of a problemb: directed toward the will or toward the mind specifically in its conative function psychological warfare
2: relating to, concerned with, deriving from, or used in psychology psychological research psychological tests a psychological clinic
psychologically
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