psychopathology
noun
psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy
ˌsī-kō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jē 
-pa-
: the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental illness or in social disorganization
also
: such dysfunction
psychopathological
adjective
or less commonly psychopathologic
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Thinking too much: rumination and psychopathology American Psychological Association.
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Detractors argue that a taxonomy designed using superficial commonalities is still a long way from mapping the nature of psychopathology.
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This one was designed to ameliorate rather than exacerbate psychopathologies.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Thinking too much: rumination and psychopathology American Psychological Association.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
Detractors argue that a taxonomy designed using superficial commonalities is still a long way from mapping the nature of psychopathology.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
This one was designed to ameliorate rather than exacerbate psychopathologies.
—Gillian Silverman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
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psychopathology
noun
psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy
ˌsī-kō-pə-ˈthäl-ə-jē, -pa-
plural psychopathologies
1
: the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental illness or in social disorganization
2
: disordered psychological and behavioral functioning (as in mental illness)
the theory that holidays are associated with an increased incidence of psychopathology—Science News
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