psychopathology
pronunciation
How to pronounce psychopathology in British English:
UK [ˌsaɪkəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce psychopathology in American English:
US [ˌsaɪkoʊpəˈθɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
- the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Word Origin
- psychopathology (n.)
- 1847, from psycho- + pathology, on model of German psychopathologie.
Example
- 1. Psychopathology is not considered an argument fordiminished responsibility .
- 2. These are normal sociobiological processes , but psychopathology may amplify a stigma 's intensity .
- 3. The personality and psychopathology group at the uji has complemented these studies with two transcultural projects .
- 4. The relation between the level of cerebrospina fluid and serum cytokine and psychopathology in first-episode schizophrenia .
- 5. His theory of " psychopathology of everyday life " remains influential in various models of psychological practice .