mental state vs identity crisis

identity crisis vs mental state

mental state and identity crisis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mental state	Yes	No	No	No
identity crisis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, identity crisis is a hyponym of mental state; that is, identity crisis 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
identity crisis: distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society

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, 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)	identity crisis (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society

Difference between mental state and identity crisis

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