abnormal psychology
the branch of psychology that deals with modes of behavior, mental phenomena, etc., that deviate markedly from the standards believed to characterize a well-adjusted personality.
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Science (medicine, abnormal psychology, and the social sciences especially) is showing more and more why men act as they do.
Rural Problems of Today | Ernest R. GrovesTheir summary inclusion under the heading of "abnormal psychology" will, however, lead to a shallow interpretation of Strindberg.
The Son of a Servant | August StrindbergThere are passages in his writings, and phases of his autobiography, that raise questions of abnormal psychology.
The Son of a Servant | August StrindbergYet that is what present-day normal and abnormal psychology has been enabled to do!
The Problems of Psychical Research | Hereward CarringtonHis investigations of abnormal psychology are world-acknowledged.
The Blind Spot | Austin Hall
British Dictionary definitions for abnormal psychology
the study of behaviour patterns that diverge widely from generally accepted norms, esp those of a pathological nature
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