psychological state vs anxiety

anxiety vs psychological state

psychological state and anxiety both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
psychological state	Yes	No	No	No
anxiety	Yes	No	No	No

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

psychological state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
anxiety: (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

Other hyponyms of psychological state include cognitive state, state of mind, frame of mind, state of mind, aboulia, abulia, anhedonia, depersonalisation, depersonalization, hypnosis, fugue, psychic trauma, trauma, morale, 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.

psychological state (noun)	anxiety (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

Difference between psychological state and anxiety

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