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psychopathology

noun

1 psychopathology

The branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior.

synonym: abnormal psychology.

is a specific kind of: psychological science, psychology.

derivation: psychopathic, psychopathologic, psychopathological.

Dutch: psychopathologie

2 psychopathology

The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

synonyms: psychiatry, psychological medicine.

is a specific kind of: medical specialty, medicine.

is a broader term that covers: alienism | mental hygiene, psychotherapeutics, psychotherapy.

domain member category: echolalia | resistance | paramnesia | autism | confabulation | acting out | compensation | conversion | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | denial ... show more.

derivation: head-shrinker, psychiatrist, shrink | psychopathic, psychopathologic, psychopathological | psychiatric, psychiatrical.

Dutch: psychopathologie, psychiatrie
Polish: psychiatria

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