nonpsychopathic

1 7.6

Not showing cruel or selfish behavior and not caring about others

adjective
/nɒnˌsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/

Specialized

: no psicopático

His behavior was completely nonpsychopathic during the interview.
nonpsychopathic criminals

Examples

Her calm and empathetic response was typical of a nonpsychopathic personality.
The research focused on nonpsychopathic offenders to understand differences in behavior.
The therapist worked with both psychopathic and nonpsychopathic patients in the clinic.
She is known for her nonpsychopathic approach to problem-solving.
In the study, nonpsychopathic individuals showed a better response to the treatment than those with psychopathic tendencies.
The researchers focused on nonpsychopathic subjects to ensure their findings would not be skewed by extreme behaviors.
Therapists reported that nonpsychopathic patients were more compliant with their treatment plans.

Antonyms

psychopathic

22 9.3

Not caring about others and often hurting them

Surface Forms

nonpsychopathic positive

Morphology

nonpsychopathic = psychopathic (transparent) = non + psychopath + ic

The prefix 'non-' simply negates the adjective 'psychopathic', producing a straightforward negative meaning.

Etymology

Nonpsychopathic starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from psyche 'mind' and path 'disease', the same psyche you see in psychology. So nonpsychopathic describes someone who does not show the mind condition called psychopathy.