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Meaning of "psychoticism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PSYCHOTICISM

psychoticism  [saɪˈkɒtɪsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PSYCHOTICISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Psychoticism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PSYCHOTICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Psychoticism

Psychoticism is one of the three traits used by the psychologist Hans Eysenck in his P-E-N model model of personality. Psychoticism refers to a personality pattern typified by aggressiveness and interpersonal hostility. High levels of this trait were believed by Eysenck to be linked to increased vulnerability to psychosis such as schizophrenia. He also believed that blood relatives of psychotics would show high levels of this trait, suggesting a genetic basis to the trait.

Definition of psychoticism in the English dictionary

The definition of psychoticism in the dictionary is the state of being psychotic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PSYCHOTICISM


agnosticism
æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm
antiromanticism
ˌæntɪrəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm
antisepticism
ˌæntɪˈseptɪsɪzəm
apocalypticism
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪzəm
asepticism
eɪˈsɛptɪsɪzəm
astaticism
eɪˈstætɪsɪzəm
athleticism
æθˈlɛtɪsɪzəm
autodidacticism
ˌɔːtəʊdɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm
chromaticism
krəˈmætɪsɪzəm
didacticism
dɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm
exoticism
ɪɡˈzɒtɪsɪzəm
grammaticism
ɡrəˈmætɪsɪzəm
patristicism
pəˈtrɪstɪsɪzəm
peripateticism
ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪsɪzəm
poeticism
pəʊˈɛtɪsɪzəm
pragmaticism
præɡˈmætɪsɪzəm
propheticism
prəʊˈfɛtɪsɪzəm
scepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm
skepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm
syntheticism
sɪnˈθɛtɪsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PSYCHOTICISM

psychosomimetic
psychosurgeon
psychosurgery
psychosurgical
psychosyntheses
psychosynthesis
psychotechnics
psychotechnological
psychotechnologist
psychotechnology
psychotherapeutic
psychotherapeutically
psychotherapeutics
psychotherapist
psychotherapy
psychotic
psychotically
psychotomimetic
psychotoxic
psychotropic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PSYCHOTICISM

aestheticism
Catholicism
classicism
criticism
cynicism
eclecticism
eroticism
fanaticism
historicism
literary criticism
lyricism
mosaicism
mysticism
neoclassicism
neuroticism
racism
romanticism
scholasticism
self-criticism
textual criticism
witticism

Synonyms and antonyms of psychoticism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «psychoticism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PSYCHOTICISM

Find out the translation of psychoticism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of psychoticism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «psychoticism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精神病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

psicoticismo
570 millions of speakers

English

psychoticism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

psychoticism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

psychoticism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

психотизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

psicoticismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানসিক রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

psychoticisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Psychoticism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Psychotizismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

psychoticism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Psychoticism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

psychoticism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனோவியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानसिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

psikotisizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

psicoticismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

psychotyczności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

психотизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

psychoticism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχωτισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Psigotisisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

psykotisism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

psychoticism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of psychoticism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PSYCHOTICISM»

The term «psychoticism» is normally little used and occupies the 142.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PSYCHOTICISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «psychoticism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «psychoticism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about psychoticism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PSYCHOTICISM»

Discover the use of psychoticism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to psychoticism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and ...
Psychoticism The psychoticism dimension (P) comprises psychoticism at one end of the continuum and superego control (i.e., a sense of morality) at the other ( Eysenck, 1990; Eysenck & S. B. G. Eysenck, 1976). Psychoticism is associated with ...
Bernardo J. Carducci, 2009
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Personality Theories
The Ninth Edition of PERSONALITY THEORIES continues to provide thorough coverage enhanced with helpful learning aids, opportunities for honing critical thinking skills, and integration of multicultural and gender-related issues.
Barbara Engler, 2013
3
Eugenics: A Reassessment
A fourth strand of evidence for this association comes from of a body of work showing an association between creativity and the personality trait of psychoticism constructed by Eysenck (1993, 1995). Psychoticism is conceptualized as a ...
Richard Lynn, 2001
4
Psychobiology of Personality
Psychoticism. (Psychopathy),. Impulsivity,. Sensation. and/or. Novelty. Seeking,. Conscientiousness. The diverse array of traits in the title for this chapter reflects the disagreements among personality classifiers as to the nature of "personality in ...
Marvin Zuckerman, 2005
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The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and ...
These factors, known as psychoticism, extraversion, and neuroticism, comprise what is termed the P.E.N. Personality Model. The P.E.N, model holds that these three personality factors account for the bulk of human personality variation. That is ...
W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff, 2004
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Genius: The Natural History of Creativity
Thus the subject matter of this and the preceding section, although obviously closely related, has been looked at in isolation; it is only the concept of psychoticism (Eysenck, 1952a, b; Eysenck and Eysenck, 1976) which has brought them ...
H. J. Eysenck, 1995
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Schizotypal Personality
The Psychoticism Scale Eysenck and Eysenck (1975, 1976) were impressed with the abundance of reports that sociopathic personality and criminality are elevated in the families of schizophrenic probands. Several studies have found that the ...
Adrian Raine, Todd Lencz, Sarnoff A. Mednick, 1995
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Individual Differences: Normal and Abnormal
It has also suggested the existence of a third major trait or factor known as psychoticism-normality. Those who score high on psychoticism tend to be rather aggressive, hostile, and uncaring. The psychoticism dimension can be regarded as the ...
Michael W. Eysenck, 1994
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Handbook of Individual Differences in Cognition: Attention, ...
Corr (2003) reported that both the traits of psychoticism and neuroticism impaired automatic processing (i.e. the procedural learning of the sequence of stimuli) in the presence of controlled (attentional) dual-task processing, but only when the ...
Aleksandra Gruszka, Gerald Matthews, Blazej Szymura, 2010
10
International Handbook of Personality and Intelligence
CREATIVITY/GENIUS AND PSYCHOTICISM I have suggested that a possible answer to the obvious paradox of genius and psychopathology may be found in the concept of psychoticism. conceived as a latent trait underlying a variety of ...
Donald H. Saklofske, Moshe Zeidner, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PSYCHOTICISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term psychoticism is used in the context of the following news items.
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2 in 10 foreign domestic workers in Singapore vulnerable to mental …
Some participants of the study experienced psychological symptoms such as psychoticism (state of “losing contact with reality”), depression, and feeling ... «Yahoo Singapore News, Mar 15»
2
Study: Why so few Nobel science prizes in Finland?
However, Finns are low on the extraversion scale and high on psychoticism, resulting in that despite high IQ, they have few Nobel science prizes per capita. «Helsinki Times, Dec 14»
3
Why do geniuses lack common sense?
Genius, Dr Woodley says, can be found in people with modestly high levels of psychoticism [often typified by interpersonal hostility] and very high intelligence, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
4
The Secret of Success Which Explains Why the Cleverest Country in …
A high level of 'Psychoticism' is inherent to genius because making discoveries, and promulgating them, are underpinned by making unusual connections, ... «Huffington Post UK, Oct 14»
5
Creativity and Feelings of Madness Closely Linked in Most People
"Psychoticism is characterized by impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and proneness to psychosis," writes Kaufman. "Many of the items on the psychoticism scale ... «Mad In America, Sep 14»
6
Smartphone Addiction? One-Third Of Americans Would Save Their …
“A study on Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents reported that the Internet-addicted group scored higher in the neuroticism and psychoticism ... «Medical Daily, Sep 14»
7
The Real Link Between the Psychopathology Spectrum and the …
Psychoticism is characterized by impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and proneness to psychosis. Many of the items on the psychoticism scale measure oddness of ... «Scientific American, Sep 14»
8
Robin Williams's death – 7 other shocking celeb suicides!
A study by J Philippe Rushton found the link between intelligence and psychoticism. Many of the greatest artists of our time suffered from schizotypal traits. «TheHealthSite, Aug 14»
9
Who tells the best jokes? Neurotic, aggressive jerks
... tension, depression and guilt) and “psychoticism” (an even more misleading term for displaying such characteristics as being assertive and manipulative). «New York Post, Feb 14»
10
High anxiety: what's driving executive stress?
... recording higher scores on hostility, depression and psychoticism (an increased vulnerability to psychosis), while women came in higher on the anxiety scale. «SmartCompany.com.au, Jan 14»

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