Psicológicos

Psicológicos is the plural masculine form of the adjective psicológico, used in Spanish and Portuguese to denote relation to psychology or the mind. The feminine plural form is psicológicas. The root comes from the Greek psyche (mind) and logía (study). In general use, psicológicos describes phenomena, factors, or conditions that pertain to mental processes, behavior, or mental health.

Common contexts and usages include factores psicológicos (psychological factors), efectos psicológicos (psychological effects), estados psicológicos (psychological states), and pruebas o evaluaciones psicológicas (psychological tests or evaluations). The term also appears in reference to trastornos psicológicos (psychological disorders) and bienestar psicológico (psychological well-being). Its usage spans multiple disciplines, including clinical psychology, education, human resources, sports psychology, and consumer research (psicología del consumidor).

The term is descriptive rather than a diagnostic category, often serving as a modifier to specify the domain of interest. Because it covers a broad range of mental and behavioral phenomena, its precise meaning depends on the noun it accompanies. In clinical and research contexts, psicológicos is commonly paired with terms such as evaluación, intervención, tratamiento, and estudio. Ethical considerations apply to the collection and handling of psychological information, emphasizing informed consent, confidentiality, and professional standards.

Etymologically, psicológicos reflects the common cross-language usage of psychology-related terminology in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world.