mentalization

Noun

Meaning

mentalization (usually uncountable, plural mentalizations)

English Wikipedia has an article on:mentalizationWikipedia
(psychology) The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.

Examples

Eating disorders have been associated with a fragile sense of self and with disordered mentalization. Source: Internet

Fonagy and Target, in London, have propounded their view of the necessity of helping certain detached, isolated patients, develop the capacity for "mentalization" associated with thinking about relationships and themselves. Source: Internet

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