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abnormal psychology

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abnormal psychology
n.
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.
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Noun1.abnormal psychologyabnormal psychology - the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

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While taking clinical or abnormal psychology is certainly desired above taking no mental health courses, the focus of such classes is one of preparing clinical-counseling professionals to identify and treat mental illness-disorders.
Essentials of abnormal psychology in a changing world.
) Leigh BC, Alcohol consumption and sexual activity as reported with a diary technique, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1993, 102(3):490-493.
 
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