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Psychogenic means having psychological origins, rather than physical causes; relating to psychological causes. .

Psychogenic Amnesia is the loss of memory in the absence of any brain injury or disease and thought to have psychological causes

Psychogenic illness refers to a set of symptoms of illness in a group of persons when there is no evidence of an organic basis for the illness and no identifiable environmental cause.

Psychogenic need is a term in Murray’s theory that refers to a relatively stable predisposition toward a type of action.

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Psychogenic pain is purely psychological pain without a physiological basis.

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Psychographics refers to a Research that attempts to explain Behavior by analyzing people's Personality Traits and values. This Research is often associated with lifestyle research.

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Psychohistorical analysis refers to the application of Erikson's Life-span theory, along with Psychoanalytic principles, to the study of historical figures.

Psychohistorical perspective refers to an integration of past, present, and future time with respect to personal and societal continuity and change.

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