psycho-
Before logic, analysis
Psycho- is a prefix meaning mind or mental processes, from the Greek word for soul or spirit.
It forms compounds across psychology and psychiatry: psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, psychosomatic.
In casual use, psycho- often suggests mental instability or extreme behavior: psycho killer, psychodrama.
Study of mental disorders
- psychodynamicConcerning unconscious mental forces
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
- psychoneurosisFunctional mental disorder
- psycholinguisticsScience of mental speech processes
psychoacoustics · psychobiography · psychoeducation · psychosurgery · psychoactive
Innermost animating essence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- selfOne's own being
- animaInner personality essence
breath · essence · transcendence · afterlife · transmigration · underworld · guide · Hermes
psychopathology
Study of mental disorders
- psychodynamicConcerning unconscious mental forces
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
- psychoneurosisFunctional mental disorder
psycholinguistics · psychoacoustics · psychobiography · psychoeducation · psychosurgery · psychoactive
soul
Innermost animating essence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- selfOne's own being
anima · breath · essence · transcendence · afterlife · transmigration · underworld · guide · Hermes · Charon
- school psychologistMental health professional in education
- psychological disorderCondition impairing mental function
- psychological pressureMental coercion tactics
- psychiatric disorderDiagnosable condition affecting mind
- psychedelic artHallucinogen-inspired visual style
- psychic readingClaimed supernatural insight session
psyche, psychic, psychical, psychically, psychology, psychological, psychologically, psychologist, psychiatry