psychoticism en · NOUN
Etymology
From psychotic + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychoticisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi psykoottisuus (personality pattern) · es psühhootilisus (personality pattern)