psychological

Connected with someone’s mind, feelings, or behaviour.

• She needs psychological support.
• The accident had lasting psychological effects.
• Stress can cause both physical and psychological problems.

Similar words: mental, emotional

Opposites: physical

Common phrases: psychological problems, psychological support, psychological effects, psychological damage

Connected with the scientific study of how people think, feel, and behave.

• He conducts psychological research.
• The course covers several psychological theories.
• Their psychological experiments explored how children learn.

Common phrases: psychological research, psychological theories, a psychological experiment, psychological methods

Based on people’s feelings or beliefs rather than facts or clear reasons.

• The price reached a psychological barrier.
• One hundred dollars is an important psychological threshold for buyers.
• Breaking the psychological ceiling helped restore investor confidence.

Similar words: subjective

Opposites: objective

Common phrases: a psychological barrier, a psychological threshold, a psychological ceiling