PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychological state mean? 

• PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE (noun)
  The noun PSYCHOLOGICAL 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: PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE (noun)

Sense 1

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 condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state

Context example:

a manic state

Hypernyms ("psychological 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 "psychological state"):

identity crisis (distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society)

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)

enchantment; spell; trance (a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation)

annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)

elation (an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression)

depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)

agitation (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance)

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)

mental health (the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment)

delusion; psychotic belief ((psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary)

nerves; nervousness (an uneasy psychological state)

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

hallucinosis (a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations)

anxiety; anxiousness ((psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic)

morale (a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose)

psychic trauma; trauma (an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects)

fugue (a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days)

hypnosis (a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion)

depersonalisation; depersonalization ((existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine)

anhedonia (an inability to experience pleasure)

aboulia; abulia (a loss of will power)

frame of mind; state of mind (a temporary psychological state)

 Context examples 

An uneasy psychological state; the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters.

(Nervousness, NCI Thesaurus)