Psychosocial Meaning
/ˌsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯ˈsəʊ̯.ʃəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving both psychological and social aspects.
Sentence Examples
Once the children are rescued, they receive psychosocial counseling to help them overcome their trauma.
The program addresses the psychosocial needs of refugees in the area.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient's recovery needed both mental and social support, requiring ____ care.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The program addressed the ____ needs of refugees, providing both counseling and community support.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English psychosocial From psycho- + social.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It seems to me that most of those who adhere to an organicist position in psychiatry espouse a system of values of which they are unaware. They imply that they recognize as scientific only physics (and its branches), but instead of asserting this, they say that they object to psychosocial theories only because they are false."
— 1974, Thomas S. Szasz, chapter 6, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 102:
"Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated in the second half of the 20th century by Erik Erikson in collaboration with Joan Erikson,^([1]) is a comprehensive psychoanalytic theory that identifies a series of eight stages that a healthy developing individual should pass through from infancy to late adulthood."
— 2023 December 30, Wikipedia contributors, “Erikson's stages of psychosocial development”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient's recovery needed both mental and social support, requiring ____ care.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The program addressed the ____ needs of refugees, providing both counseling and community support.