adjective · academic
psychological
UK/ˌpsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/US/ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/psy·cho·LO·gi·cal
Band 6-7task2speaking
relating to the mind, emotions, or mental processes
Examples
“The study examined the psychological effects of long‑term stress.”
“She received psychological counselling after the accident.”
“Psychological factors can influence how adolescents behave in groups.”
Band 8 sentence
“The paper explored both the social and psychological determinants of adolescent risk‑taking behaviour.”
Collocations
- psychological impact
- psychological well‑being
- psychological assessment
Word family
psychology nounpsychological adjectivepsychologically adverbpsychologist noun
Common mistakes
the psychology reason→the psychological reason
He is psychological ill→He has a psychological illness / He is mentally ill
Say it for a higher band
5mental→6emotional→7+psychological
Synonyms
mental
emotional
Easily confused
mental
“The patient was diagnosed with a mental disorder.”
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