psychophysiological

adjective

psy·​cho·​phys·​i·​o·​log·​i·​cal ˌsī-kō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

variants or less commonly psychophysiologic

ˌsī-kō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

1

: of or relating to physiological psychology

2

: combining or involving mental and bodily processes

psychophysiologically

ˌsī-kō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of psychophysiological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Peter Drummond’s psychophysiological research documents, this mechanism involves the sympathetic nervous system in a way that is measurably separable from other forms of autonomic activation. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2026

Initially, anorexia had no weight criteria and was classified as a psychophysiological disorder. — Kate Siber, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2022

The feel of slime even elicits autonomic psychophysiological effects (which are subconscious changes in the body related to the person’s emotional state). — Coren Walters-Stewart, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022

In one study from 2017, researchers measured 27 people for their psychophysiological responses (such as chills or goosebumps) to hearing poetry read aloud. — David Allan, CNN, 15 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for psychophysiological

• bacteriological
• biotechnological
• ecclesiological
• epistemological
• geomorphological
• histopathological
• meteorological
• microbiological
• neurobiological
• neuropathological
• neuropsychological
• paleontological

Medical Definition

psychophysiological

adjective

psy·​cho·​phys·​i·​o·​log·​i·​cal ˌsī-kō-ˌfiz-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

variants also psychophysiologic

-ik 

1

: of or relating to psychophysiology

2

: combining or involving mental and bodily processes

psychophysiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb