MENTAL STATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mental state mean?
• MENTAL STATE (noun)
The noun MENTAL STATE has 1 sense:
1. (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
Familiarity information: MENTAL STATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MENTAL STATE (noun)
Meaning:
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
mental state; psychological state
Context example:
a manic state
Hypernyms ("mental state" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mental state"):
frame of mind; state of mind (a temporary psychological state)
delusion; psychotic belief ((psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary)
mental health (the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment)
mental disease; mental illness; psychopathy (any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention)
agitation (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance)
depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)
elation (an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression)
annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)
enchantment; spell; trance (a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation)
nerves; nervousness (an uneasy psychological state)
identity crisis (distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society)
hallucinosis (a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations)
aboulia; abulia (a loss of will power)
anhedonia (an inability to experience pleasure)
depersonalisation; depersonalization ((existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine)
hypnosis (a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion)
fugue (a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days)
psychic trauma; trauma (an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects)
morale (a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose)
anxiety; anxiousness (a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders)
disassociation; dissociation (a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently)
