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Psychopathology refers to the study of mental disorders in terms of their causes, development, course, classification, and treatment.
the scientific study of functional and structural changes involved in physical and mental disorders and diseases. more broadly, any departure from what is considered healthy or adaptive. —pathological adj. —pathologist n.
Psychological pathology is the study of the causes, components, course, and consequences of psychological disorders. These are characterized by abnormality and dysfunction.
psychopathology. n. the scientific study of mental disorders, including their theoretical underpinnings, etiology, progression, symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatment. This broad discipline draws on research from numerous areas, such as psychology, biochemistry, pharmacology, psychiatry, neurology, and endocrinology.
Psychopathology is a term used in the mental health field to describe the study of mental illness or mental distress. It is also the term that describes behaviors or experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or psychological impairment.
One strategy is to assess a person along four dimensions: deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger, known collectively as the four Ds. Another conceptualisation, the p factor, sees psychopathology as a general, overarching construct that influences psychiatric symptoms.
Such research thereby helps inform the understanding of psychopathology by incorporating information on the origins, or etiology, of disorders. Evidence suggests that patterns of etiologic influence on common forms of psychopathology generally mimic observed, or phenotypic, patterns.