Psychological vs Mental - What's the difference?
psychological | mental |
Of or pertaining to psychology.
Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
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, title= Insane, mad, crazy.
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Enjoyable; fun.
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(lb) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
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(lb) Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.
As adjectives the difference between psychological and mental
is that psychological is of or pertaining to psychology while mental is of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.As a noun mental is
a plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.psychological
English
Adjective
(-)- I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
- The film was a dark psychological thriller.
- Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.
Derived terms
* psychological warfare * psychologically * psychomologicalmental
English
(wikipedia mental)Adjective
(-)Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
