mental state vs cognitive state

cognitive state vs mental state

mental state and cognitive state both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cognitive state is a hyponym of mental state; that is, cognitive state 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
cognitive state: the state of a person's cognitive processes

Other hyponyms of mental state include state of mind, frame of mind, state of mind, aboulia, abulia, anhedonia, 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)	cognitive state (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	the state of a person's cognitive processes

Difference between mental state and cognitive state

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