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Definition of Psychopathology
1. Noun. The branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior.
Generic synonyms: Psychological Science, Psychology
Derivative terms: Psychopathologic
2. Noun. The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Examples of category: Echolalia, Resistance, Paramnesia, Autism, Confabulation, Acting Out, Compensation, Conversion, Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction, Denial, Displacement, Idealisation, Idealization, Intellectualisation, Intellectualization, Isolation, Overcompensation, Projection, Rationalisation, Rationalization, Reaction Formation, Regression, Repression, Anorexia Nervosa, Disturbance, Folie, Mental Disorder, Mental Disturbance, Psychological Disorder, Anxiety, Anxiousness, Major Depressive Episode, Repress, Suppress, Analyse, Analyze, Psychoanalyse, Psychoanalyze, Confabulate, Expansive
Generic synonyms: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Alienism, Mental Hygiene, Psychotherapeutics, Psychotherapy
Derivative terms: Psychiatric, Psychiatrical, Psychiatrist, Psychopathologic, Psychopathological
Definition of Psychopathology
1. Noun. (medicine pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Psychopathology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychopathology
Literary usage of Psychopathology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Improving Compliance With Alcoholism Treatment edited by Kathleen Carroll (2000)
"Comorbid psychopathology Introduce Group Therapy Ask clients who can safely ...
Indications of psychopathology, such as significant depression or anxiety, ..."
2. Foundations of Psychiatry by William Alanson White (1911)
"CHAPTER V THE REGION OF psychopathology Pathology is often ... psychopathology.
The laws which govern the mechanisms at the psychological level are not ..."
3. Fundamental Conceptions of Psychoanalysis by Abraham Arden Brill (1921)
"CHAPTER IV psychopathology OF EVERY-DAY LIFE WE do not have to go far to be
convinced how significant a role the unconscious plays in life. ..."
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