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Abnormal psychology
Discipline or branch of psychology that studies patterns of normal and abnormal behaviour as well as personality disorders. In addition, abnormal psychology is concerned with the origins and treatment of abnormal behaviour and disorders. Although the term is not used in this way, it may be helpful for you to think of abnormal psychologists as counselling psychologists and/or clinical psychologists. Abnormal psychology is more of an umbrella term.
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