Psychophysiology

Introduction: Psychophysiology

Description of Psychophysiology

Psychophysiology: branch of psychology which experimentally investigates the physiological basis of behavior, including anatomical structures, psychological processes, and mental functions.
Source: CRISP

Psychophysiology: The study of the physiological basis of human and animal behavior.
Source: MeSH 2007

Psychophysiology: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Psychophysiology:

• Science
• Relation
• Psychological
• Psychological disorder
• Physiologic
• Autonomic
• Autonomic disorder
• Nervous (73 causes)

Terms associated with Psychophysiology:

Terms Similar to Psychophysiology:

• Mind-Body Relations (Physiology)
• Psychology, Physiological

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Psychosomatic Medicine

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Psychophysiology:

• Appetite
• Arousal
• Biofeedback (Psychology)
• Blushing
• Consciousness
• Dominance, Cerebral
• Habituation, Psychophysiologic
• Lie Detection
• Orientation
• Reaction Time
• Reflex
• Satiation
• Self Stimulation
• Sensation
• Sleep
• Stress, Psychological
• Neuropsychology
• Psychoneuroimmunology

Source - MeSH 2007

• psychomotor function
• psychophysics
• satiation

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Psychophysiology

• Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques
• Behavioral Sciences
• Physiology

Source - MeSH 2007

• physiology
• psychobiology

Source - CRISP

The term Psychophysiology can be used for:

• physiological psychology
• physiopsychology

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Psychophysiology:

• autogenic training
• galvanic skin response
• psychic activity level
• sensory mechanism

Source: CRISP

The description of Psychophysiology may also be used for the following terms:

• psychosomatic

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Psychophysiology

The following list attempts to classify Psychophysiology into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Therapeutics
  • Complementary Therapies
    • Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques
      • Psychophysiology

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Psychological Phenomena and Processes
  • Psychophysiology

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
    • Psychophysiology

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Sciences
  • Physiology
    • Psychophysiology

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Natural Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
    • Physiology
      • Psychophysiology

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