psychocentric

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is derived from psycho- (prefix meaning ‘relating to the mind or soul’) +‎ -centric (suffix meaning ‘having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention’). The noun is probably derived from the adjective. Adjective sense 2 (“of a tourist: tending to avoid adventures and risks”) and the noun sense (“tourist who tends to avoid adventures and risks”) were coined by the American travel researcher Stanley C. Plog in a paper presented to the Southern California Chapter of the Travel Research Association on 10 October 1972, which was later published in February 1974: see the quotation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪkə(ʊ)ˈsɛntɹɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪkoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk Hyphenation: psy‧cho‧centr‧ic === Adjective === psychocentric (comparative more psychocentric, superlative most psychocentric) (philosophy) Primarily focused on the mind or spirit, especially as opposed to the body. [from late 19th c.] (psychology, tourism) Of a tourist: tending to avoid adventures and risks, preferring the familiar; self-inhibiting. [from early 1970s] Coordinate terms: allocentric, midcentric ==== Derived terms ==== psychocentrism ==== Translations ==== === Noun === psychocentric (plural psychocentrics) (psychology, tourism) A tourist who tends to avoid adventures and risks, preferring the familiar. [from early 1970s] Coordinate terms: allocentric, midcentric ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === allocentrism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia