psychopathology
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edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/
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Noun
editpsychopathology (countable and uncountable, plural psychopathologies)
- (medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
- (countable) A mental or behavioral disorder.
- Hyponym: psychopathy
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 91:
- Our fear and loathing for parasites is obviously adaptive. But this fear can itself mutate into a psychopathology.
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editstudy of mental illness
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