psychobiology

psychobiology
1. The study of the interrelationships of the biology and psychology in cognitive functioning, including intellectual, memory, and related neurocognitive processes. 2. Adolf Meyer term for psychiatry.

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psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy -bī-'äl-ə-jē n, pl -gies the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes

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psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy (si″ko-bi-olґə-je) 1. a field of study examining the relationship between brain and mind, studying the effect of biological influences, including biochemical, neurological, and pharmacological factors, on psychological functioning or mental processes. Called also biopsychology. 2. Adolf Meyer's school of psychiatric thought, in which the human being is viewed as an integrated unit, incorporating psychological, social, and biological functions, with behavior a function of the total organism.

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