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Psychological vs Psychosomatic - What's the difference?

psychological | psychosomatic |

As adjectives the difference between psychological and psychosomatic

is that psychological is of or pertaining to psychology while psychosomatic is pertaining to both the mind and the body.

psychological

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to psychology.
  • I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
    The film was a dark psychological thriller.
  • Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
  • Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.

    Derived terms

    * psychological warfare * psychologically * psychomological

    psychosomatic

    English

    (Psychosomatic medicine)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to both the mind and the body.
  • (medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.
  • See also

    * somatoform