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Of or relating to the psychological aspect or aspects of sexuality.
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psychosexual — [sī΄kōsek′sho͞o əl] adj. of or having to do with the psychological aspects of sexuality in contrast to the physical aspects psychosexuality [sī΄kō sek′sho͞oal′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
Psychosexual disorder — is a term which may simply refer to a sexual problem that is psychological, rather than physiological, in origin.Psychosexual disorder was a term used in … Wikipedia
Psychosexual development — The concept of psychosexual development, as envisioned by Sigmund Freud at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, is a central element in his sexual drive theory, which posits that, from birth, humans have… … Wikipedia
psychosexual — adjective Date: 1897 1. of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development 2. of or relating to mental or emotional attitudes concerning sexual activity 3. of or relating to the physiological psychology of sex • … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychosexual — psychosexuality, n. psychosexually, adv. /suy koh sek shooh euhl/ or, esp. Brit., / seks yooh /, adj. of or pertaining to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena. [1895 1900; PSYCHO + SEXUAL] * * * … Universalium
psychosexual — Pertaining to the relationships among the emotional, mental physiologic, and behavioral components of sex or sexual development. * * * psy·cho·sex·u·al .sī kō seksh (ə )wəl, sek shəl adj 1) of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral… … Medical dictionary
psychosexual — adj. pertaining to the role of psychological factors on sexuality; pertaining to the physiological psychology of sexuality; pertaining to attitudes and feelings associated with sex … English contemporary dictionary
psychosexual — adjective of or involving the psychological aspects of the sexual impulse. Derivatives psychosexually adverb … English new terms dictionary
psychosexual — psy·cho·sexual … English syllables
psychosexual — psy•cho•sex•u•al [[t]ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɛk ʃu əl[/t]] adj. psl of or pertaining to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena • Etymology: 1895–1900 psy cho•sex u•al′i•ty, n. psy cho•sex′u•al•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
