Psychosocial refers to one's psychological development in the context of a social environment. It was first commonly used by psychologist Erik Erikson in his stages of social development. Contrasted with social psychology, which attempts to explain social patterns of behavior in a general sense, the term "psychosocial" can be used to describe the unique internal processes that occur within the individual. It is usually used in the context of "psychosocial intervention," which is commonly used alongside psychoeducational or psychopharmacological interventions. Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul and logos = word) is the study of mind, thought, and behaviour. ... // The Unobservable Although the term social is a crucial category in social science and often used in public discourse, its meaning is often vague, suggesting that it is a fuzzy concept. ... Erik Homburger Erikson (June 15, 1902 // Most empirical research into Erikson has stemmed around his views on adolescence and attempts to establish identity. ... Eriksons stages of psychosocial development describe eight developmental stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. ... Social psychology is often conceived to be the study of how individuals perceive, influence, and relate to others. ... Psychoeducational assessment and intervention target a students function within his or her educational setting. ... Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of any psychoactive drug that acts upon the mind by affecting brain chemistry. ...

Psychosocial is simply the individual's interaction with the environment which he finds himself and the dynamics or factors which influence the individual's "psyche". The word dynamics can refer to: in physics, a branch of mechanics; see dynamics (mechanics). ... In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without leaving a remainder. ...

The individual may or may not be aware of these dynamics or factors but is said to be, never the less, a product of their influence because of the individual's decisions made regarding the impact the environmental dynamics or factors have had on them (i.e. growing up in the country and living in a farming community).

An overly polite eskimo once patiently tryed to sellotape a Gosling to his forehead. This was considered to be a psychosocial act. Distribution of Inuit language variants across the Arctic. ... Sellotape is a European brand of transparent, cellulose-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and is the leading brand of clear sticky tape in the United Kingdom. ... Gosling might refer to: A young goose. ...