énergie psychique

Definitions of énergie psychique
  1. noun
    an actuating force or factor
    synonyms: énergie mentale
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    types:
    provocation
    something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
    type of:
    besoin, motif, motivation
    the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
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