psychological or mental state

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• mental state — noun (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic a manic state • Syn: ↑psychological state, ↑psychological condition, ↑mental condition • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• mental state — noun A persons state of mind, mental condition, in such psychological terms as mood and self control. His mental state deteriorated dangerously through deprivation, despair and defeatism. See Also: mentality …   Wiktionary

• Collective mental state — Mental state is generally a literary or legal term, and is only used in psychiatry or psychology as the mental state examination, where it refers to the condition of someone s mind. Here there is an assessment of thought processes, memory, mood,… …   Wikipedia

• Mini–mental state examination — Not to be confused with Mini international neuropsychiatric interview. The mini–mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30 point questionnaire test that is used to screen for cognitive impairment. It is commonly used in… …   Wikipedia

• Mini-mental state examination — The mini mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30 point questionnaire test that is used to assess cognition. It is commonly used in medicine to screen for dementia. In the time span of about 10 minutes it samples various… …   Wikipedia

• state of mind — noun 1. the state of a person s cognitive processes • Syn: ↑cognitive state • Hypernyms: ↑psychological state, ↑psychological condition, ↑mental state, ↑mental condition • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

• mental condition — noun (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic a manic state • Syn: ↑psychological state, ↑psychological condition, ↑mental state • Topics: ↑psychol …   Useful english dictionary

• psychological state — noun (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic a manic state • Syn: ↑psychological condition, ↑mental state, ↑mental condition • Topics: ↑psychology …   Useful english dictionary

• mental health — noun the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑mental illness • Hypernyms: ↑psychological state, ↑psychological condition, ↑mental state, ↑mental… …   Useful english dictionary

• mental illness — noun any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention • Syn: ↑mental disease, ↑psychopathy • Ant: ↑mental health • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

• mental disease — noun any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention • Syn: ↑mental illness, ↑psychopathy • Ant: ↑mental health (for: ↑mental illness) …   Useful english dictionary