psychopathology

[ sahy-koh-puh-thol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌsaɪ koʊ pəˈθɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the science or study of mental disorders.

the conditions and processes of a mental disorder.

a pathological deviation from normal or efficient behavior; psychosis.

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Origin of psychopathology

First recorded in 1840–50; psycho- + pathology

OTHER WORDS FROM psychopathology

psy·cho·path·o·log·i·cal

[sahy-koh-path-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌsaɪ koʊˌpæθ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, psy·cho·path·o·log·ic, adjectivepsy·cho·pa·thol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby psychopathology

psychoneurotic, psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathic disorder, psychopathic personality, psychopathology, psychopathy, psychopharmaceutical, psychopharmacology, psychopharmacotherapy, psychophysical

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How to use psychopathology in a sentence

This image reveals the brain abnormalities associated with the psychopathology.
The Trouble with Brain Scans - Issue 98: Mind|Kelsey Ichikawa|March 31, 2021|Nautilus
It is hard to make much sense of him, too, without the language of psychopathology.
Alleged Santa Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger and the Twisted Cult of Modern Masculinity|James Poulos|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In any case, increased understanding of psychopathology in understanding filicide can only help, he said.
The Psychology of Mothers Who Kill Their Children|Janelle Dumalaon|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Dr. Prause is emphatic that her research finds no evidence of psychopathology in asexuals.
No Sex? No Problem|Jacqueline Jennings|July 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The opportunity for this is given in any text-book on legal medicine, forensic psychopathology, and criminal psychology.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
In my Psychopathology of Everyday Life (first published in 1901), you will find only too many instances for the study of errors.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud
If human society was better acquainted with psychopathology a great deal of conjugal misunderstanding and misery would be avoided.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
To many, they represent a psychopathology or a sociopathology.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
That might have been foreseen by any one at all familiar with the psychopathology of reform.
Nonsenseorship|G. G. Putnam and Others

British Dictionary definitions for psychopathology

psychopathology

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the scientific study of mental disorders

Derived forms of psychopathology

psychopathological (ˌsaɪkəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepsychopathologist, noun

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Medical definitions for psychopathology

psychopathology

[ sī′kō-pə-thŏl′ə-jē ]

The study of the origin, development, and manifestations of mental or behavioral disorders.

The manifestation of a mental or behavioral disorder.