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psychopathology vs alienism

alienism vs psychopathology

psychopathology and alienism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychopathology Yes No No No
alienism Yes No No No
As nouns, alienism is a hyponym of psychopathology; that is, alienism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychopathology:
  • psychopathology: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  • alienism: an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
Other hyponyms of psychopathology include mental hygiene, psychotherapeutics, psychotherapy.
psychopathology (noun) alienism (noun)
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders the quality of being alien
the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
Difference between psychopathology and alienism

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