mental state
How you're feeling
Mental state is the condition of a person's mind at a given time—their emotions, thoughts, beliefs, and psychological well-being considered together.
The term appears in legal contexts, where a defendant's mental state determines culpability: The jury had to consider his mental state at the time of the crime.
In everyday use, it often implies concern: I'm worried about her mental state lately.
State of sentient awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- lucidityClearness of mind
- clarityState of being understandable
attention · presence of mind · self-awareness · vigilance · mindfulness · cognizance · perception · sentience
Established mental attitude
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
philosophy · orientation · approach · paradigm · optimism · pessimism · fatalism · hopefulness
Prevailing emotional condition
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
affect · frame of mind · euphoria · melancholy · serenity · elation · contentment · despair
Mental soundness
- rationalitySound judgment quality
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- soundnessReliability of structure
- clarityState of being understandable
groundedness · equilibrium · composure · steadiness · wellness · instability · fragility · resilience
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- lucidityClearness of mind
clarity · attention · presence of mind · self-awareness · vigilance · mindfulness · cognizance · perception · sentience · introspection
mindset
Established mental attitude
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
worldview · philosophy · orientation · approach · paradigm · optimism · pessimism · fatalism · hopefulness · cynicism
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
morale · affect · frame of mind · euphoria · melancholy · serenity · elation · contentment · despair · anguish
sanity
Mental soundness
- rationalitySound judgment quality
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- soundnessReliability of structure
clarity · groundedness · equilibrium · composure · steadiness · wellness · instability · fragility · resilience · robustness
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
burnout · fatigue · worry · strain · nervousness · agitation · restlessness · panic · distress · anguish
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- inner lifeidentity, feelings, memory, thoughts, self-discovery
- mental conceptsthought, thinking, ideas, concepts, memory
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- Sentencing Factorsmitigating factors, aggravating factors, extenuating circumstances, criminal history, prior record
- Buddhist Mindmind, cognition, attention, perception, thought
mental stateenvironment
External conditions affecting life
situation · surroundings · physical environment · social position
mental statepersonality trait
Consistent behavioral pattern
character · temperament · disposition · personality · nature
state, mental, mentality, mentally, statesman, statecraft, statewide, statehood, statesmanship