'autopsychic' originates from Greek, specifically the prefix 'auto-' meaning 'self' and the word 'psychē' meaning 'soul, mind'.

'autopsychic' was formed in English by combining the Greek-derived prefix 'auto-' with 'psychic' (from 'psychē') in modern psychological usage to describe phenomena or qualities related to the individual's own mind.

Initially coined to denote things pertaining to the self's mind ('self-mind'), it has retained this core sense and is used to describe subjective or introspective mental states.