psychological state vs decentration

decentration vs psychological state

psychological state and decentration both are nouns.

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

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

psychological state (noun)	decentration (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 decentration

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