Abnormal Psychology Definition
noun
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.
American Heritage
The branch of psychology dealing with mental disorders or maladaptive behavior and the study of intellectual disability, hypnosis, dreams, etc.
Webster's New World
The study of mental and emotional disorders, dysfunctional behaviors, and their treatment.
American Heritage Medicine
The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm, as with neuroses, psychoses, and disorders.
Wiktionary
An instance of a person having psychological characteristics that deviate from the norm.
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Other Word Forms of Abnormal Psychology
Noun
Singular:
abnormal psychology
Plural:
abnormal-psychologies
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