psychobiology

Dictionary: psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy (sī'kō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē) pronunciation

The study of the effects of cognition, emotions, and experience on animal physiology.
The school of psychology that interprets personality, behavior, and mental illness in terms of responses to interrelated biological, social, cultural, and environmental factors.

psychobiologic psy'cho·bi'o·log'ic (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭk) or psy'cho·bi'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
psychobiologically psy'cho·bi'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
psychobiologist psy'cho·bi·ol'o·gist n.

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(sī'kō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
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The study of the biological foundations of the mind, emotions, and mental processes. Also called biopsychology.
The school of psychiatry that interprets personality, behavior, and mental illness in terms of adaptive responses to biological, social, cultural, and environmental factors.

psy'cho·bi'o·log'ic (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭk) or psy'cho·bi'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

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