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abnormal psychology

or psychopathology

Branch of psychology. It is concerned with mental and emotional disorders (e.g., neurosis, psychosis, mental deficiency) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (such as dreams and hypnosis). The chief tool used in classifying psychological disorders is the American Psychiatric Assn.'s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV).

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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.

Are university health education programs addressing mental health ... by Price, James H. / American Journal of Health Studies

Essentials of abnormal psychology in a changing world.

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) Leigh BC, Alcohol consumption and sexual activity as reported with a diary technique, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1993, 102(3):490-493.

Adolescent drinking and sex: findings from a daily diary study by Rainey, Damien / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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