mental state vs anhedonia

anhedonia vs mental state

mental state and anhedonia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mental state	Yes	No	No	No
anhedonia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anhedonia is a hyponym of mental state; that is, anhedonia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mental state:

mental state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
anhedonia: an inability to experience pleasure

Other hyponyms of mental state include cognitive state, state of mind, frame of mind, state of mind, aboulia, abulia, depersonalisation, depersonalization, hypnosis, fugue, psychic trauma, trauma, morale, anxiety, anxiousness, hallucinosis, identity crisis, nerves, nervousness, delusion, psychotic belief, mental health, mental disease, mental illness, psychopathy, agitation, depression, elation, annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation, enchantment, spell, trance, disassociation, dissociation, catathymia, monoideism, syntony, decentering, decentration.

mental state (noun)	anhedonia (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	an inability to experience pleasure

Difference between mental state and anhedonia

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