Abnormal psychology — is the interpretive and scientific study of abnormal thoughts and behavior in order to understand and correct abnormal patterns of functioning. The definition of what constitutes abnormal has varied across time and across cultures, and varies… … Wikipedia
abnormal psychology — n a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis) * * * the study of mental disorders and… … Medical dictionary
abnormal psychology — n. the branch of psychology dealing with mental disorders or maladaptive behavior and the study of mental retardation, hypnosis, dreams, etc … English World dictionary
abnormal psychology — noun the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior • Syn: ↑psychopathology • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychopathologic (for: ↑psychopathology) • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
abnormal psychology — noun Date: circa 1903 a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (as neuroses, psychoses, and mental retardation) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (as dreams and hypnosis) … New Collegiate Dictionary
abnormal psychology — branch of psychology which studies mental illness … English contemporary dictionary
abnormal psychology — abnor′mal psychol′ogy n. psi the branch of psychology that deals with modes of behavior, mental phenomena, etc., that deviate markedly from the standards believed to characterize a well adjusted personality • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
abnormal psychology — /ˌæbnɔməl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say .abnawmuhl suy koluhjee) noun the branch of psychology that deals with the mental phenomena, behaviour patterns, etc., of individuals who deviate widely from the average …
abnormal psychology — noun a) The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm. b) An instance of a person having psychological characteristics that deviate from the norm … Wiktionary
Journal of Abnormal Psychology — Infobox Journal discipline = Psychology website = http://www.apa.org/journals/abn/|link1 = http://content.apa.org/journals/abn/ link1 name = Content URLpublisher = American Psychological Association country = USA abbreviation = J. Abnorm. Psychol … Wikipedia
