psychologique

Psychologique is a French adjective meaning related to the mind, mental processes, or psychology. The corresponding French noun is psychologie, and the English equivalent is psychological. The term derives from Greek psyche, meaning mind, and -logia, meaning study of, with the French suffix -ique forming adjectives from roots.

In usage, psychologique appears across academic, clinical, and everyday language. It describes theories, processes, or phenomena connected to mental life: biais psychologique, état psychologique, bien-être psychologique, évaluation psychologique, tests psychologiques, thérapies psychologiques. It is also used to characterize creative works focusing on inner experiences, such as roman psychologique or film psychologique, where emphasis lies on character thoughts and feelings rather than external action.

Psychologique is distinct from psychiatric terms like psychiatrie or psychiatrique, which relate to the medical treatment of mental disorders. The adjective highlights mental processes and experiences rather than illness. In multilingual contexts, psychological has cognate forms: French psychologique and psychologie; Spanish psicológico; Italian psicologico; Portuguese psicológico. These reflect shared Latin and Greek roots. In translation, psychologique commonly appears in French-language texts about psychology, behavior, or mental health, serving as a direct linguistic counterpart to the English term.