nonmental

Outside the mind

Nonmental describes what exists or occurs outside the mind—physical, material, or bodily rather than psychological or cognitive.

The term appears in philosophy and psychology to distinguish external reality from mental states: The study examined both mental and nonmental causes of behavior.

Pain has nonmental aspects that can be measured physiologically.

physical

bodily

Of the physical form

tangible · muscular · kinesthetic · tactile · visceral · anatomical · physiological · sensory · organic · fleshly

observable

visible

Able to be seen

evident · manifest · apparent · discernible · noticeable · empirical · quantifiable · verifiable · demonstrable · objective

material

substance

Physical material with mass

  • matterSpace-occupying substance with mass
  • objectTangible entity or aim
  • artifactHuman-made historical object

commodity · equipment · hardware · tool · device · instrument · machinery · furniture · goods · item

Opposites
mental vs. physical/bodily nature

nonmentalmental

Of the mind

psychological · cognitive · cerebral · intellectual · psychic

psychological vs. non-psychological processes

nonmentalpsychological

Of the mind

psychiatric · psychogenic · emotional · affective · neuropsychological

Family

mental, mentality, mentally

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