psychoticism

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noun

A personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility.

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Meanings

nounpsychoticism (countable and uncountable, plural psychoticisms)

plural psychoticisms

  1. countableuncountableA personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility.

    Eysenck has suggested the three dimensions of neuroticism, psychoticism and introversion-extraversion.

    1964, John Michael Argyle, Psychology & Social Problems, page 75

Origin

From psychotic + -ism.

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Translations

Finnish psykoottisuus
  • psykoottisuuspersonality pattern
Spanish psühhootilisus
  • psühhootilisuspersonality pattern
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APA

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Chicago

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