Associations to the word «Psychogenic»

Wiktionary

PSYCHOGENIC, adjective. Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause

Dictionary definition

PSYCHOGENIC, adjective. Of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder.
PSYCHOGENIC, adjective. Mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin; "a psychogenic disorder".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats