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abnormal psychology

the branch of psychology dealing with mental disorders or maladaptive behavior and the study of mental retardation, hypnosis, dreams, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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