psychopathological
- a word derived from psychopathology.
Example Sentences
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These findings show a possible higher incidence of mental-health issues and composite psychopathological vulnerabilities in this group.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2023
Nostalgia is derived from the Greek words for “homecoming” and “pain,” and before it referred to a yearning for the past, it was a psychopathological disorder, describing a homesickness so severe it could actually kill.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
Perfectionism also causes considerable distress, or as the authors of a 2020 study out of Texas State University put it, "psychopathological burden."
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2021
But it’s worth removing some of these layers of sociological and psychopathological varnish and returning to older, dumber questions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2018
Although the authors presented this subject purely objectively, yet their studies are extremely interesting and important, and show conclusively the importance of psychopathological methods in criminology.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various