Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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idealization | Yes | No | No | No |
psychopathology | Yes | No | No | No |
idealization (noun) | psychopathology (noun) |
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a portrayal of something as ideal | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
something that exists only as an idea | the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |