Definition of Psychohistory

1. Noun. The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Psychohistory

1. [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychohistory

psychograph
psychographer
psychographers
psychographic
psychographically
psychographics
psychographies
psychographist
psychographists
psychographs
psychography
psychoheresy
psychohistorian
psychohistorians
psychohistories
psychohistory (current term)
psychohydraulic
psychohydraulics
psychoid
psychoids
psychoimmunologic
psychoimmunological
psychoimmunology
psychojargon
psychokineses
psychokinesis
psychokinetic
psychokinetically
psycholinguist
psycholinguistic

Literary usage of Psychohistory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"Unfortunately for them, in many other parts of the world psychohistory is correctly not regarded as a useful tool in foreign relations. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"A psychohistory. Joel Kovel. Pantheon, New York, 1970. xiv + 306 pp. $7.95. Writing the Biomédical Research Paper. Stanley M. Garn. ..."

3. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Hamilton, JW (1986). Some observations on the motivations of Lee Harvey Oswald. Journal of psychohistory, 14(1), 43-54. Hamilton, A., Stiles, WB, ..."

4. Child Victims and Witnesses: A Three-State Profile by Jane Crisp (1995)
"New York: The psychohistory Press, 1974. Dziech, BW, & Schudson, CB (1989). On Trial: America's Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children. ..."

5. Sexual Abuse Of Young Children In Southern Africa by Linda M. Richter, Andrew Dawes, Craig Higson-Smith, Human Sciences Research Council (2004)
"New York: The psychohistory Press. Drieschner, K., & Lange, A. (1999). ... Journal of psychohistory, 19, pp. 191-214. Kardiner, A. (1939). ..."

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