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Definition of: psychogenesis
(sī′kō·jen′ə·sis) noun
1. The development of the individual soul; the science of the origin of psychic life.
2. Genesis or specific change due to vitality of the organism, as opposed to external influences. Also psy·chog·e·ny (sī·koj′ə·nē).
—psy′cho·ge·net′ic (-jə·net′ik) adjective
—psy′cho·ge·net′i·cal·ly adverb
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