psicologica

Psicologica is the feminine singular form of the Spanish adjective related to psychology, the science that studies mental processes, behavior, and emotional states. It is used to describe phenomena, conditions, or attributes tied to the mind and to psychological research, assessment, or health. The term frequently appears in phrases that qualify nouns of feminine gender, such as evaluaciones, salud, or bienestar, for example, salud psicológica or evaluación psicológica.

Etymology and orthography: Psicologica derives from the same root as psicología (psychology), which comes from Greek psychē (soul) and -logia (study). In Spanish, the masculine form is psicológico and the feminine form is psicológica, with stress on the syllable ló. The correct spelling in Spanish includes the acute accent on ó. In contexts where diacritics are omitted, such as some digital interfaces or non-Spanish texts, it may appear as psicologica, but that is generally considered a misspelling in standard Spanish.

Usage: The word functions as an adjective to describe things associated with psychology, including clinical, educational, and research contexts. Common collocations include evaluación psicológica (psychological assessment), salud psicológica (psychological health), and factors psicológicos (psychological factors). It can modify feminine nouns in both technical terminology and everyday language.

See also: Related terms include psicología (psychology) and psicológico (masculine form). The concept shares the same linguistic and scholarly roots as broader discussions of mental processes, behavior, and mental health.