psychiczne

Psychiczne is a Polish adjective meaning "mental" or "psychic," relating to the mind or psyche. It covers mental processes, states and phenomena, as well as abilities or health connected with the psyche. The form changes with gender and number, as in "zdrowie psychiczne" (mental health), "zdolności psychiczne" (mental abilities), or "zjawiska psychiczne" (psychic/psychological phenomena).

In everyday language and in psychology, psychiczne is widely used to distinguish mental from physical aspects. In clinical contexts one speaks of "choroby psychiczne" (mental illnesses), "funkcje psychiczne" (psychic or cognitive functions), "procesy psychiczne" (mental processes) such as perception, memory, attention, emotion, and reasoning.

Origin and related terms: psychiczne derives from psychika, itself from Greek psyche meaning "soul" or "mind." Related Polish terms include psychiczny (mental, psychological), psychika (psyche), and psychologia (psychology). The prefix para yields parapsychiczne, used in parapsychology to describe purported abilities beyond established science.

Note: In scientific contexts, "psychiczne" is used to refer to observable mental processes; claims about paranormal powers labeled as "psychiczne" are treated with skepticism and evaluated within the field of parapsychology rather than mainstream science.