noun
psychopathology
Psychopathology (noun) means the branch of study that looks at how mental and behavioural disorders start, develop, are diagnosed and treated.
noun
1
The branch of study that looks at how mental and behavioural disorders start, develop, are diagnosed and treated.
2
A disorder affecting the mind or behaviour.
"Our fear and loathing for parasites is obviously adaptive. But this fear can itself mutate into a psychopathology."
— Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings (2012)
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What is the meaning of psychopathology?
"psychopathology" (noun) means the branch of study that looks at how mental and behavioural disorders start, develop, are diagnosed and treated.
What is another word for psychopathology?
Other words for "psychopathology" include psychiatry.
What are the different meanings of psychopathology?
"psychopathology" has 2 main meanings: 1. The branch of study that looks at how mental and behavioural disorders start, develop, are diagnosed and treated; 2. A disorder affecting the mind or behaviour.
