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abnormal psychology
–noun
| the branch of psychology that deals with modes of behavior, mental phenomena, etc., that deviate markedly from the standards believed to characterize a well-adjusted personality. |
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
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| abnormal psychology n. The study of mental and emotional disorders or maladaptive behaviors, or of mental phenomena such as dreams, hypnosis, and altered states or levels of consciousness. |
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Main Entry: abnormal psychology
Function: noun
: a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) andwith certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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abnormal psychology n.
Psychopathology.
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