psicología anormal
/bsikoloxia anoɾmal/from spelling rulesfeminine
The English phrase "abnormal psychology" is translated into Spanish as psicología anormal.
psicología anormal refers to the academic study.
Meaning: academic study (noun)
Which one should you use?
The formal term Psicopatología is used interchangeably with psicología anormal to refer to the study of mental disorders and abnormal behavior.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the phrase Psicología Patológica is sometimes used to refer to abnormal psychology.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term psicología anormal is a feminine noun.
Did you know?
- The word anormal is actually a historical mistake. It was created by Medieval Latin writers who confused the word anōmalus with norma, which means 'standard'.
- Spanish uses the single word psicología to describe both the scientific field of study and the act of practicing therapy itself.
Example sentences for Spanish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their college courses.
- LucíaHola Mateo, ¿qué clases tienes este semestre?Hi Mateo, what classes do you have this semester?
- MateoTengo una clase de psicología anormal.I have an abnormal psychology class.
- Lucía¡Qué bien! Yo también estudio psicología anormal.That's great! I study abnormal psychology too.
- MateoEntonces podemos estudiar juntos para el examen.Then we can study together for the exam.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “abnormal psychology” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries anormal, psicología, CC BY-SA 4.0.
