psychological state vs decentering

decentering vs psychological state

psychological state and decentering both are nouns.

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

As nouns, decentering is a hyponym of psychological state; that is, decentering 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
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 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, 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.

psychological 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.

Difference between psychological state and decentering

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