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identity crisis vs psychological state

psychological state vs identity crisis

identity crisis and psychological state both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
identity crisis Yes No No No
psychological state Yes No No No
As nouns, psychological state is a hypernym of identity crisis; that is, psychological state is a word with a broader meaning than identity crisis:
  • identity crisis: distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society
  • psychological state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
Other hypernyms of identity crisis include mental condition, mental state, psychological condition.
identity crisis (noun) psychological state (noun)
distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
Difference between identity crisis and psychological state

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