| 释义 |
psy·cho·genesis
\ˌsīkō+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from psych- + genesis
1. : the origin and development of the mind or of a mental function or trait
2. : development from psychic as distinguished from somatic origins
3. : development from mental factors operating through the central nervous system
< the psychogenesis of an illness >
— compare psychosomatics |