abnormal psychology
1Abnormal psychology — is the interpretive and scientific study of abnormal thoughts and behavior in order to understand and correct abnormal patterns of functioning. The definition of what constitutes abnormal has varied across time and across cultures, and varies… …
2abnormal psychology — n a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis) * * * the study of mental disorders and… …
3abnormal psychology — n. the branch of psychology dealing with mental disorders or maladaptive behavior and the study of mental retardation, hypnosis, dreams, etc …
4abnormal psychology — noun the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior • Syn: ↑psychopathology • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychopathologic (for: ↑psychopathology) • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑ …
5abnormal psychology — 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. [1900 05] * * * or psychopathology Branch of psychology. It is… …
6abnormal psychology — noun Date: circa 1903 a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis) …
7abnormal psychology — branch of psychology which studies mental illness …
8abnormal psychology — abnor′mal psychol′ogy n. psi 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 • Etymology: 1900–05 …
9abnormal psychology — /ˌæbnɔməl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say .abnawmuhl suy koluhjee) noun the branch of psychology that deals with the mental phenomena, behaviour patterns, etc., of individuals who deviate widely from the average …
10abnormal psychology — noun a) The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm. b) An instance of a person having psychological characteristics that deviate from the norm …
