Psychological
adjective
Related to the mind or mental processes.
Studying for exams can be a psychological challenge.
Often appears as...
- psychological issues
- psychological well-being
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Academic
adjective
Using or related to psychology: the scientific study of the mind and behavior.
She's taking a psychological test for her job application.
Often appears as...
- psychological test
- psychological research
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Academic
adjective
Involving the effect of the mind on behavior, especially when related to mental health.
He sought psychological help to cope with his fears.
Often appears as...
- psychological help
- psychological treatment
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Medical
adjective
Designed to impact, influence, or manipulate a person's mind or behaviors.
Psychological warfare involves using propaganda to influence enemy combatants.
Often appears as...
- psychological warfare
- psychological manipulation
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Military
adjective
Related to the mind or mental processes.
Studying for exams can be a psychological challenge.
Often appears as...
- psychological issues
- psychological well-being
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Using or related to psychology: the scientific study of the mind and behavior.
She's taking a psychological test for her job application.
Often appears as...
- psychological test
- psychological research
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Involving the effect of the mind on behavior, especially when related to mental health.
He sought psychological help to cope with his fears.
Often appears as...
- psychological help
- psychological treatment
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Designed to impact, influence, or manipulate a person's mind or behaviors.
Psychological warfare involves using propaganda to influence enemy combatants.
Often appears as...
- psychological warfare
- psychological manipulation
Usage tips
Military
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Pro Tip 1/2Mind Focused
Use 'psychological' to describe something that primarily involves the mind, rather than the body.
The game requires more psychological skill than physical strength.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Medical
'Psychological' in daily language differs from its medical use; it's less about conditions and more about the mind's effects.
His psychological approach to problem-solving is quite unique.
Pro Tip 1/2Mind Focused
Use 'psychological' to describe something that primarily involves the mind, rather than the body.
The game requires more psychological skill than physical strength.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Medical
'Psychological' in daily language differs from its medical use; it's less about conditions and more about the mind's effects.
His psychological approach to problem-solving is quite unique.
Pro Tip 1/2Mind Focused
Use 'psychological' to describe something that primarily involves the mind, rather than the body.
The game requires more psychological skill than physical strength.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Medical
'Psychological' in daily language differs from its medical use; it's less about conditions and more about the mind's effects.
His psychological approach to problem-solving is quite unique.
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Earthrise: The Story of...
were the first men to escape from the earth so to speak is there I'm sure you're gonna be asked this over and over again but I think everybody wonders about it is there some kind of a psychological wrench when you see the earth actually receding when you're alone in the universe and the only spot in the whole visible universe is an earth which is so distant that it looks
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Should Primates be Kept...
They've seen others that have got these monkeys as pets and they think, Oh, well, I can have a monkey as a pet. What impact does being kept as a pet have on the primate? They can suffer both physically and psychologically. These abnormal behaviours that they have are life long. And is it right that you can even own one in the first place?
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The psychology of...
But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image. To varying degrees, narcissists think they're better looking, smarter, and more important than other people,
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Why do people get so...
You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset. The brain is flexible, and the areas involved in math skills can always grow and develop. This is a psychological principle called the growth mindset. Thinking of yourself as someone who can grow and improve can actually help you grow and improve.
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Julian Treasure: The 4...
of the breathing of a sleeping human, so there is a deep resonance with being at rest. We also associate it with being stress-free and on holiday. The second way in which sound affects you is psychological. Music is the most powerful form of sound that we know that affects our emotional state.
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The incredible...
allowing scientists to study the long-term physical and psychological effects of being in space, which would prove useful for increasingly ambitious space travel, like trips to Mars. Over its lifetime, we've learned an immense amount scientifically, but also about our capacity to work together
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How playing sports...
Some of the most significant are psychological benefits, both in the short and long term. Some of those come from the communal experience of being on a team, for instance, learning to trust and depend on others, to accept help, to give help, and to work together towards a common goal.
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Why do we feel...
Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress,
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Why do we love? A...
we love in order to quench our physical and psychological desires. Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells
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An inside look at...
acceptable once that person accepts that they are an extremist and when they act on that there are a violent extremists so first and foremost basic psychological discourse on nature versus nurture and this is how we grow up
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Earthrise: The Story of...
were the first men to escape from the earth so to speak is there I'm sure you're gonna be asked this over and over again but I think everybody wonders about it is there some kind of a psychological wrench when you see the earth actually receding when you're alone in the universe and the only spot in the whole visible universe is an earth which is so distant that it looks
Video examples
Should Primates be Kept...
They've seen others that have got these monkeys as pets and they think, Oh, well, I can have a monkey as a pet. What impact does being kept as a pet have on the primate? They can suffer both physically and psychologically. These abnormal behaviours that they have are life long. And is it right that you can even own one in the first place?
Video examples
The psychology of...
But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image. To varying degrees, narcissists think they're better looking, smarter, and more important than other people,
Video examples
Why do people get so...
You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset. The brain is flexible, and the areas involved in math skills can always grow and develop. This is a psychological principle called the growth mindset. Thinking of yourself as someone who can grow and improve can actually help you grow and improve.
Video examples
Julian Treasure: The 4...
of the breathing of a sleeping human, so there is a deep resonance with being at rest. We also associate it with being stress-free and on holiday. The second way in which sound affects you is psychological. Music is the most powerful form of sound that we know that affects our emotional state.
Video examples
The incredible...
allowing scientists to study the long-term physical and psychological effects of being in space, which would prove useful for increasingly ambitious space travel, like trips to Mars. Over its lifetime, we've learned an immense amount scientifically, but also about our capacity to work together
Video examples
How playing sports...
Some of the most significant are psychological benefits, both in the short and long term. Some of those come from the communal experience of being on a team, for instance, learning to trust and depend on others, to accept help, to give help, and to work together towards a common goal.
Video examples
Why do we feel...
Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress,
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
we love in order to quench our physical and psychological desires. Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells
Video examples
An inside look at...
acceptable once that person accepts that they are an extremist and when they act on that there are a violent extremists so first and foremost basic psychological discourse on nature versus nurture and this is how we grow up
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
One has a responsibility to clean up one's space and make it livable as far as one's own resources go. That includes not only material resources, but psychological resources: the commitment of time and a portion of your mind to something when you'd rather be doing something else.
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Xabi Alonso
Spanish Athlete
Sometimes that kind of last-ditch tackle can get the crowd excited, and you get a push from that. It's important to play with that psychological side of the game, but it depends on the quality of the player.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he's worthy of your love.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened that way because someone wanted it to happen that way.
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Jane Lynch
American Actress
The comedians who I admire that are really good, they always take it to a deep psychological place.
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Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
Steve Jobs was a pretty complicated character and somewhat a psychologically complicated guy.
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Gary Chapman
American Author
The desire for romantic love in marriage is deeply rooted in our psychological makeup.
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Sergei Bubka
Athlete
Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.
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Dana Hussein
Iraqi Athlete
I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
One has a responsibility to clean up one's space and make it livable as far as one's own resources go. That includes not only material resources, but psychological resources: the commitment of time and a portion of your mind to something when you'd rather be doing something else.
Quote examples
Xabi Alonso
Spanish Athlete
Sometimes that kind of last-ditch tackle can get the crowd excited, and you get a push from that. It's important to play with that psychological side of the game, but it depends on the quality of the player.
Quote examples
Helen Fisher
American Scientist
Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he's worthy of your love.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine.
Quote examples
Thomas Sowell
American Economist
The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened that way because someone wanted it to happen that way.
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Jane Lynch
American Actress
The comedians who I admire that are really good, they always take it to a deep psychological place.
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Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
Steve Jobs was a pretty complicated character and somewhat a psychologically complicated guy.
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Gary Chapman
American Author
The desire for romantic love in marriage is deeply rooted in our psychological makeup.
Quote examples
Sergei Bubka
Athlete
Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.
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Dana Hussein
Iraqi Athlete
I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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