psychosocial
3 synonyms for psychosocial, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Relating to the way a person's mind and their social circumstances affect each other, taking in things like relationships, work, money, isolation and culture alongside psychological state.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
How to use psychosocial
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
psychosocial support
psychosocial factors
psychosocial development
psychosocial hazards
psychosocial intervention
Formal; standard in healthcare, social work, psychology and occupational health.
Etymology
From psycho-, from Greek psukhe "mind, soul", combined with social, from Latin socialis "of companionship".
Full origin of psychosocial →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between psychological and psychosocial?
Psychological refers to what happens within a person's mind: thoughts, emotions, cognition. Psychosocial covers that plus the social context feeding into it, such as family, work, housing and community. A therapy targeting anxious thinking is psychological; a programme that also arranges housing and peer support is psychosocial.
What is psychosocial support?
It is help that addresses someone's emotional wellbeing together with their social situation, typically combining counselling or peer support with practical assistance around family, money, work or community connection. It is common in humanitarian relief, cancer care and mental health services.
What are psychosocial hazards at work?
They are aspects of how work is organised that can harm mental health, including excessive workload, low control over tasks, poor support, unclear roles, bullying, harassment and job insecurity. Several countries now require employers to assess and manage them as they would physical risks.
