psykologiska

Psykologiska is a Swedish adjective meaning "psychological" and is used to describe things related to psychology, the science of mind and behavior. It appears in many phrases that identify factors, processes, or phenomena influenced by mental states, such as psykologiska faktorer (psychological factors), psykologiska tester (psychological tests), and psykologiska effekter (psychological effects).

Etymology and grammar: The term derives from the noun psykologi (psychology) together with the suffix -isk to form psykologisk. The form psykologiska is used when the noun it modifies is plural, for example psykologiska faktorer. The definite plural form is psykologiska faktorerna. In ordinary prose, the adjective is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence or appears in a title.

Usage and scope: The word is common in academic, clinical, and public discourse. It is used to discuss theories, methods, and outcomes in psychology, as well as to describe social or behavioral phenomena influenced by mental processes. It frequently appears in compound nouns, such as psykologiska teorier (psychological theories), psykologiska metoder (psychological methods), and psykologiska minnen (psychological memories).

See also: psykologi, psykolog, psykologiska termer, psykologisk forskning.