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Definition of Psychopathology
1. Noun. The branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior.
Exact synonyms: Abnormal Psychology
Generic synonyms: Psychological Science, Psychology
Derivative terms: Psychopathologic
Generic synonyms: Psychological Science, Psychology
Derivative terms: Psychopathologic
2. Noun. The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Exact synonyms: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine
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
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
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