Study of the human mind and its complexities. Emotional and behavioral characteristics typical of an individual or community. From Greek 968; 965; 967; 951; ( psiké "soul, mind" ), which originates in the verb 968; 965; 967; 969; ( psycho "blowing" ) because it was believed that the last breath before death was the one that freed the soul of the person with all his experiences, 955; 959; 947; 953; 945; ( lodge, "knowledge" ). See also psyche.