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'''Psychobiography''' aims to understand historically significant individuals, such as [[artist]]s or [[political leader]]s, through the application of [[psychological theory]] and research. Through its merging of [[personality psychology]] and historical evidence,<ref>B. J. Carducci, ''The Psychology of Personality'' (2009) p. 196</ref> psychobiography may be considered a historical form of therapeutic [[case study]]: it represents a growing field in the realm of [[biography]].<ref>C. Rollyson, ''Biography'' (2007) p. 3</ref> '''Psychopathography''' is sometimes used as a term to indicate that the person being analyzed was not mentally healthy, "path" coming from ''pathos'' (πάθος)—Ancient Greek for suffering or illness.
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