psychopathology

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

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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.

Origin of psychopathology

First recorded in 1840–50; psycho- + pathology

Related formspsy·cho·path·o·log·i·cal

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

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Examples from the Web for psychopathology

Contemporary Examples

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
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
But Dr. Prause is emphatic that her research finds no evidence of psychopathology in asexuals.
No Sex? No Problem
Jacqueline Jennings
July 18, 2009

Historical Examples

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
For more than a decade, in handling nervous cases, I have made use of the findings of recognized authorities on psychopathology.
Outwitting Our Nerves
Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
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

British Dictionary definitions for psychopathology

psychopathology

noun

the scientific study of mental disorders

Derived Formspsychopathological (ˌsaɪkəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepsychopathologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for psychopathology

n.

1847, from psycho- + pathology, on model of German psychopathologie.

psychopathology in Medicine

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.

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Examples from the Web for psychopathology

Contemporary Examples

It is hard to make much sense of him, too, without the language of psychopathology.

In any case, increased understanding of psychopathology in understanding filicide can only help, he said.

But Dr. Prause is emphatic that her research finds no evidence of psychopathology in asexuals.

Historical Examples

To many, they represent a psychopathology or a sociopathology.

That might have been foreseen by any one at all familiar with the psychopathology of reform.

For more than a decade, in handling nervous cases, I have made use of the findings of recognized authorities on psychopathology.

In my Psychopathology of Everyday Life (first published in 1901), you will find only too many instances for the study of errors.

If human society was better acquainted with psychopathology a great deal of conjugal misunderstanding and misery would be avoided.

psychopathology

Word Origin and History for psychopathology

n.

psychopathology

Origin of psychopathology