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Psychiatry refers to the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

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Deutsch: Psychische Determinismus / Español: Determinismo psíquico / Português: Determinismo psíquico / Français: Déterminisme psychique / Italiano: Determinismo psichico /

Psychic determinism refers to a major assumption of Freudian Theory that holds that everything one does has meaning and is goal directed.

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Deutsch: Psychische Epidemien / Español: Epidemias psíquicas / Português: Epidemias psíquicas / Français: Épidémies psychiques / Italiano: Epidemie psichiche /

Psychic epidemics refers to a phenomena in which large numbers of people begin to engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin.

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Psychic Mass refers to the psychic equivalent to physical mass. It is defined here as intensity times psychic probability.

Psychic mechanics is the term used by Herbart to describe how ideas struggle with each other to gain conscious expression.

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Psychic Probability is a term used by Carl Jung to denote the probability of archetypal activity as opposed to random chance.

Psychical determinism refers to the type of determinism that stresses mental causes of behavior.

Deutsch: Psychoonkologie / Español: Psicooncología / Português: Psico-oncologia / Français: Psycho-oncologie / Italiano: Psico-oncologia

Psycho-oncology is a specialised field within psychology and oncology that addresses the psychological, emotional, and social aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. It focuses on the mental health of patients and their families, as well as on the psychological aspects of cancer Care for healthcare professionals.

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