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

Ongoing research continues to ask what the psychophysiological and societal ramifications of psychedelic drugs consist of. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Feb. 2026

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

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