Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors;
2.
a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Psychogenesis \Psy`cho*gen"e*sis\, n.
Genesis through an internal force, as opposed to natural
selection.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
psychogenesis
n 1: the development in the life of an individual of some
disorder that is caused by psychological rather than
physiological factors
2: a general term for the origin and development of almost any
aspect of the mind