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bioenergetics
[ bahy-oh-en-er-jet-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- Biochemistry. the study of energy transformation in living systems.
- Psychology. a school of therapy that seeks to relieve stress and concomitant muscular tension through respiratory exercises, physical movement, improvement in body image, and free expression of ideas.
bioenergetics
/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
bioenergetics
/ bī′ō-ĕn′ər-jĕt′ĭks /
- The scientific study of the flow and transformation of energy in and between living organisms and between living organisms and their environment.
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Derived Forms
- ˌbioˌenerˈgetic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bioenergetics1
First recorded in 1910–15; bio- + energetics
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Example Sentences
Of these holistic therapies, bioenergetics is perhaps considered the most respectable because it is used by some psychologists.
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Bioenergetics makes use of an unusual approach to physical exercise.
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Because of its physical approach to human emotions, bioenergetics is sometimes regarded as the West's therapeutic version of yoga.
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Today there are three main varieties of emotional flooding therapies: bioenergetics, primal therapy, and implosive therapy.
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