psychological state

Noun

Meaning

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic

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Examples

The society in which we live is the result of our psychological state. Jiddu Krishnamurti

I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city. Orhan Pamuk

Often, we ignore the fact that our spiritual condition and psychological state of mind are highly affected by what is happening to us physically. Sometimes depression is simply the result of exhaustion. Tony Campolo

The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that. Mike Figgis

I want my books to explore motives which make people think, 'Wow! Imagine the psychological state you'd have to be in for that to be your motive!' Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy - they're rational reasons for committing murder. Sophie Hannah

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens. Jane McGonigal

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