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精神病質 (せいしんびょうしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい神しん病びょう質しつ

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Meanings

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noun

psychopathy; psychopathic personality

medicine

Medical term for a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy, and bold, disinhibited traits.

精せい神しん病びょう質しつは反はん社しゃ会かい性せいパーソナリティ障しょう害がいと関かん連れんが深ふかい。
Psychopathy is closely related to antisocial personality disorder.

彼かれは精せい神しん病びょう質しつの特とく徴ちょうを示しめしていると診しん断だんされた。

He was diagnosed as showing traits of psychopathy.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
病ill, sick
質substance, quality, matter

Similar words

反はん社しゃ会かい性せいパーソナリティ障しょう害がい
Antisocial personality disorder is a broader clinical diagnosis, while 精神病質 (psychopathy) emphasizes specific affective and interpersonal traits such as lack of empathy and manipulativeness.
サイコパス
サイコパス is a more colloquial term for a psychopath, often used in everyday conversation and media, whereas 精神病質 is the formal medical term.

Etymology

Compound of 精神 (mind, psyche) and 病質 (pathological disposition). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept of psychopathy.