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psychopathology

noun
/ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English psychopathology From psycho- + pathology.

  1. derived from pathology English psychopathology From psycho- + pathology
  2. derived from -logie French pathologiebor
  3. derived from -logialbor

Definitions

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

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

  2. A mental or behavioral disorder.

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

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Derived

eating psychopathology, neuropsychopathology, psychopathologic, psychopathological, psychopathologize

Vish — recursive loop

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