A psychogenic effect is one that originates from the
brain
The brain is an organ (biology), organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It consists of nervous tissue and is typically located in the head (cephalization), usually near organs for ...
instead of other physical organs (i.e. the cause is
psychological
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...
rather than
physiological) and may refer to:
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Psychogenic pain
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Psychogenic disease
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Psychogenic amnesia
*Psychogenic cough, i.e. a
habit cough
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Mass psychogenic illness
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