psychostatics

noun plural but singular in construction

psy·​cho·​statics

ˌsīkō+

1

: the study of the conditions of mental processes

2

: a theory that conscious states consist of elements subject to separation and fusion without loss of essential character

Word History

Etymology

psych- + statics

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