mentality vs mental

mentality is a noun but mental is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mentality	Yes	No	No	No
mental	No	Yes	No	No

mentality (noun)	mental (noun)
mental ability
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

mentality (adjective)	mental (adjective)
	involving the mind or an intellectual process
	of or relating to the mind
	of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks
	of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
	affected by a disorder of the mind