psychological problem

collocation in English

meaningsofpsychologicalandproblem

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psychological
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒb.ləm/us
/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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None had been referred for assessment or treatment of anypsychologicalproblem.
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The solution to thispsychologicalproblemdemands that they must go further than just denounce the bad leaders of the past.
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Clinicians often face the dilemma of knowing where to start and what to do in treating this difficult, distressingpsychologicalproblem.
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Moreover, it did not seem that different variabilities between the distributions would change animals'psychologicalproblemwithin a memorymonitoring task or the psychological interpretation of performance.
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The distinction made by many clinicians in assigning all emotional expression and behaviour to a "psychologicalproblem" category degrades assessment - when it is intended to refine it.
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It is apsychologicalproblem; it has a parallel in the case of seamen in fact.
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The trouble is wide and deep, some of it is political, some economic, some perhaps is part of thepsychologicalproblemof youth.
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One fact has been completely overlooked—that is, that this is much more apsychologicalproblemthan a tactical, financial or monetary one.
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I think that is a fact we have got to face when we are dealing with what is essentially a human andpsychologicalproblem.
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It is apsychologicalproblemwhich we are up against, and which we have to tackle if we want increased production of coal.
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If that is how they perceive matters, it will prove apsychologicalproblemthat will be hard to overcome.
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He is up against what is nothing less than apsychologicalproblem.
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We must recognise that we are facing not just an economic problem, but apsychologicalproblemas well.
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Indeed, when it comes to jurimetricising the lawyers we may have a difficultpsychologicalproblem.
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It is a generalpsychologicalproblemwithin society, and the problem of prices and social policies in general cannot be separated from it.
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Thepsychologicalproblemthat will now arise is that employees will feel far less secure than they were before.
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There is less of a financial than apsychologicalproblemhere.
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There is apsychologicalproblemwhich affects all who eat.
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It is an interestingpsychologicalproblemwhich has cropped up in this experiment.
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Finally, there is as it were apsychologicalproblem.
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