psychological disorder vs dissociative disorder

dissociative disorder vs psychological disorder

psychological disorder and dissociative disorder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
psychological disorder	Yes	No	No	No
dissociative disorder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dissociative disorder is a hyponym of psychological disorder; that is, dissociative disorder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychological disorder:

psychological disorder: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
dissociative disorder: dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

Other hyponyms of psychological disorder include Asperger's syndrome, anxiety disorder, psychosomatic disorder, aberration, conversion disorder, conversion hysteria, conversion reaction, delirium, delusional disorder, encopresis, folie a deux, personality disorder, affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder, schizothymia, neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis.

psychological disorder (noun)	dissociative disorder (noun)
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness	dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

Difference between psychological disorder and dissociative disorder

Words related to "dissociative disorder"

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