psychogenic
adjective
psy·cho·gen·ic
ˌsī-kō-ˈje-nik 
: originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict
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His diagnosis: psychogenic seizure, also known as an emotional seizure.
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Elizabeth Bobrick, New York Times, 4 May 2024
There are several types of voice disorders classified as organic, which include structural and neurological (caused by a neurological disorder like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's), functional (muscle dysfunction), and psychogenic disorders.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Experts have emphasized that even if the illnesses were psychogenic, that doesn’t mean sufferers are imagining their symptoms.
—Shane Harris and John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
Blinken has long doubted that personnel are suffering from mass hysteria or some psychogenic event, officials have said.
—Shane Harris and John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
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Elizabeth Bobrick, New York Times, 4 May 2024
There are several types of voice disorders classified as organic, which include structural and neurological (caused by a neurological disorder like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's), functional (muscle dysfunction), and psychogenic disorders.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Experts have emphasized that even if the illnesses were psychogenic, that doesn’t mean sufferers are imagining their symptoms.
—Shane Harris and John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
Blinken has long doubted that personnel are suffering from mass hysteria or some psychogenic event, officials have said.
—Shane Harris and John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
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psychogenic
adjective
psy·cho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik
: originating in the mind : attributable to psychological or emotional factors
a psychogenic movement disorder
psychogenic impotence
compare somatogenic
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