psychogenesis

noun

a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind

the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors

Roots

psychepsycho- · Greek · mind, soul genesisgenesis- · Greek · origin, birth

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