1. The systematic description and classification of phenomena without attempt at explanation or interpretation. 2. The study of human experiences, irrespective of objective-subjective distinctions. SEE ALSO: existential psychology. [phenomenon, + G. logos, study]
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phe·nom·e·nol·o·gy fi-.näm-ə-'näl-ə-jē n, pl -gies the way in which one perceives and interprets events and one's relationship to them in contrast both to one's objective responses to stimuli and to any inferred unconscious motivation for one's behavior also a psychology based on the theory that phenomenology determines behavior
phe·nom·e·no·log·i·cal fi-.näm-ən-əl-'äj-i-kəl adj
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phe·nom·e·nol·o·gy (fə-nom″ə-nolґə-je) in psychiatry, the study of phenomena in their own right rather than inferring causes, based on the theory that behavior is determined by the way the person perceives reality rather than by objective external reality.Medical dictionary. 2011.