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/ˌsaɪ̯kɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/ · noun
(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders..
Our fear and loathing for parasites is obviously adaptive. But this fear can itself mutate into a psychopathology.
The prevalence and risks of the four psychopathologies and their comorbidities, serious mental illness, and suicidalities increased significantly with internet addiction severity (p values from 0·0003 to <0·0001), and most increments in risk were large (ORs increasing more than four times, except for suicidalities) for students with moderate and severe internet addiction.
Use psychopathology when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Psychopathology means (medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders..
Common synonyms include psychiatry, psychological medicine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Our fear and loathing for parasites is obviously adaptive. But this fear can itself mutate into a psychopathology.
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