Psychological vs Pathological - What's the difference?
psychological | pathological |
Of or pertaining to psychology.
Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
(mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
(computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.
As adjectives the difference between psychological and pathological
is that psychological is of or pertaining to psychology while pathological is pertaining to pathology.psychological
English
Adjective
(-)- I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
- The film was a dark psychological thriller.
- Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.