psy·cho·gen·ic

[sahy-kuh-jen-ik]
adjective Psychology.
having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.

Origin:
1900–05; psycho- + -genic

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psychogenic (ˌsaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
psychol (esp of disorders or symptoms) of mental, rather than organic, origin
 
psycho'genically
 
adv

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Psychogenic abnormality is caused by psychological problems.
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