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Meaning of psychological in English

psychological
adjective
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/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ us
/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
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relating to the human mind and feelings:
psychological problems
He claims that the constant aircraft noise has a bad psychological effect on the residents.
We are concerned with the physical and psychological well-being of our employees.
(of an illness or other physical problem) caused by worry or sadness:
I suspect his headaches are purely psychological.
[ before noun ]
A psychological film or book is one in which there is a lot of attention given to the way people influence each other's behaviour:
a psychological thriller
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psychological | American Dictionary

psychological
adjective
us
/ˌsɑɪ·kəˈlɑdʒ·ɪ·kəl/
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relating to the study of the mind:
psychological testing
Her problems were psychological.
Psychological also means having an effect on or involving the mind:
psychological stress/well-being
Her new novel is a psychological thriller.

psychologically

adverb us
/ˌsɑɪ·kəˈlɑdʒ·ɪ·kli/
Gifted children are well-adjusted, popular, and psychologically healthy.
(Definition of psychological from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

psychological | Business English

psychological
adjective
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relating to the human mind and feelings:
The experience of being fired has had lasting psychological effects.
The rail disaster had a psychological impact on some investors.
(Definition of psychological from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Transitions to caregiving, gender, and psychological well-being : a prospective us national study.
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Does she also consider the family as a primary unit in which psychological weakness is a source of power after retirement ?
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Any categorisation of chronological age obscures the physiological, psychological and social diversity of older people.
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Here we add in the mediating variables of dietary change to examine what effect they have on this key element of psychological well-being.
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To this end it is disappointing that the book has paid only scant attention to the psychological processes in the disorder.
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The concept of value orientations has received much attention in sociological and psychological literature over the past forty years.
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The unsatisfactory housing of these older people can be expected to have consequences for their physical and psychological well-being.
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Since the key issue is the psychological pressure that law can exert on every individual mind, the law must be clear, well diffused, and foreseeable.
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In discussing pain and discomfort avoidance, he also emphasises the interplay of physical and psychological factors.
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The impact of care-giving on care-givers : factors associated with the psychological well-being of people supporting a dementing relative in the community.
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As such, ethnicity as ideology provides a psychological formula which mitigates the uncertainties of state- society relations.
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Secondary aims were to study the relationship between psychological, endocrine and immune variables and baseline tumour characteristics.
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Psychological therapies, family treatments and vocational rehabilitation are described.
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Psychological distress among older primary care attenders is associated with frequent attendance.
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Many people with symptoms of psychological distress do not seek professional help.
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心理的, 心理學的, 由焦慮（或悲傷）引起的…
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心理的, 心理学的, 由焦虑（或悲伤）引起的…
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psicológico, psicológico/ca [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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मानसिक…
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心理的な, 心理学的な, 心理学（しんりがく）の…
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மனித மனம் மற்றும் உணர்வுகளுடன் தொடர்புடையது, கவலை அல்லது சோகத்தால் ஏற்படக்கூடியது (ஒரு நோய் அல்லது பிற உடல் பிரச்சினை), ஒரு உளவியல் திரைப்படம் அல்லது புத்தகம் என்பது மக்கள் ஒருவருக்கொருவர் நடத்தையை பாதிக்கும் விதத்தில் அதிக கவனம் செலுத்தும் ஒன்றாகும்…
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psykologisk…
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نفسیاتی, نفسیاتی نوعیت کا, نفسیاتی اثر ڈالنے والا (خاص طور سے فلم نا ناول وغیرہ کے سیاق میں)…
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психологічний…
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মানসিক, একটি মনস্তাত্ত্বিক ফিল্ম…
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psychologický…
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psychiczny, psychologiczny…
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