Definitions for abnormal psychology
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
abnor′mal psychol′ogy(n.)
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.
Category: Psychiatry
Origin of abnormal psychology:
1900–05
Princeton's WordNet
abnormal psychology, psychopathology(noun)
the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
Wiktionary
abnormal psychology(Noun)
The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm, as with neuroses, psychoses, and disorders
abnormal psychology(Noun)
An instance of a person having psychological characteristics that deviate from the norm.
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