Noun
mentalization (usually uncountable, plural mentalizations)
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(psychology) The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.
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