psychopathology

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

/ ˌsaɪ koʊ pəˈθɒl ə dʒi /

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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of psychopathology

First recorded in 1840–50; psycho- + pathology

Related forms

psy·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

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
To many, they represent a psychopathology or a sociopathology.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

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
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
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

psychopathological (ˌsaɪkəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepsychopathologist, noun

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Medicine definitions for psychopathology

psychopathology

[ sī′kō-pə-thŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

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

The manifestation of a mental or behavioral disorder.