mental state vs decentering

decentering vs mental state

mental state and decentering both are nouns.

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

As nouns, decentering is a hyponym of mental state; that is, decentering 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
decentering: Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.

Other hyponyms of mental state include cognitive state, 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, decentration.

mental state (noun)	decentering (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.

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