psychopathology

CEFRB2

/ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The study of mental disorders and abnormal behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mental or behavioral disorder.

Examples

  • The MMPI-A is designed to measure characteristics of personality and psychopathology among adolescents.

  • The professor specializes in the study of child and adolescent psychopathology.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

More examples

In context

  • Our fear and loathing for parasites is obviously adaptive. But this fear can itself mutate into a psychopathology.

Quick test

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The course in blank covers disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From psycho- + pathology.