psychography
noun
psy·chog·ra·phy
sīˈkägrəfē
plural -es
1
: automatic writing used for spiritualistic purposes
2
: the production of images of spirits upon sensitive plates without the use of a camera held to be accomplished by means of spiritualistic forces
3
[French psychographie, from psych- + -graphie -graphy] : the description of an individual's mental characteristics and their development : psychological biography
Word History
Etymology
psych- + -graphy