distress distraint | the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim, Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien |
creating by mental acts | the act of creating something by thinking |
mental measurement | a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions |
test mental test mental testing psychometric test | any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc, the test was standardized on a large sample of students |
mental hospital psychiatric hospital mental institution institution mental home insane asylum asylum | a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
mental age | the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test |
brain brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit | mental ability, he's got plenty of brains but no common sense |
mental quickness quickness quick-wittedness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay |
nimbleness mental dexterity | intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind, nimbleness of wit and imagination |
capacity mental ability | the power to learn or retain knowledge, in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior |
block mental block | an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do, often caused by emotional tension, I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block |
retardation mental retardation backwardness slowness subnormality | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |
abnormality mental defectiveness | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence |
moronity mental deficiency | mild mental retardation |
faculty mental faculty module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind |
vocabulary lexicon mental lexicon | a language user's knowledge of words |
confusion mental confusion confusedness muddiness disarray | a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior, a confusion of impressions |
mental reservation reservation arriere pensee | an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly |
incredulity disbelief skepticism mental rejection | doubt about the truth of something |
process cognitive process mental process operation cognitive operation | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity, an operation that affects mental contents, the process of thinking, the cognitive operation of remembering |
mental note | special attention with intent to remember, he made a mental note to send her flowers |
imagination imaging imagery mental imagery | the ability to form mental images of things or events, he could still hear her in his imagination |
construction mental synthesis | the creation of a construct, the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought |
content cognitive content mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
representation mental representation internal representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image |
image mental image | an iconic mental representation, her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate |
mental picture picture impression | a clear and telling mental image, he described his mental picture of his assailant, he had no clear picture of himself or his world, the events left a permanent impression in his mind |
psychotherapy psychotherapeutics mental hygiene | the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods |
attitude mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways, he had the attitude that work was fun |
distress signal distress call | an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed |
mental anguish | sustained dull painful emotion |
distress hurt suffering | psychological suffering, the death of his wife caused him great distress |
psychic energy mental energy | an actuating force or factor |
neurotic psychoneurotic mental case | a person suffering from neurosis |
telepathist thoughteader mental telepathist mind reader | someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly |
mental exhaustion brain-fag | exhaustion that affects mental keenness |
adult respiratory distress syndrome ARDS wet lung white lung | acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales, inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen, occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. |
mental disorder mental disturbance disturbance psychological disorder folie | (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion, a more neutral term than mental illness |
fetal distress foetal distress | an abnormal condition of a fetus, usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm |
respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn hyaline membrane disease | an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn), lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking, characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli |
mental abnormality | any abnormality of mental function |
distress | extreme physical pain, the patient appeared to be in distress |
psychological state psychological condition mental state mental condition | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic, a manic state |
strain mental strain nervous strain | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress, his responsibilities were a constant strain, the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him |
mental health | the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment |
mental soundness mental balance | the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment |
mental illness mental disease psychopathy | any disease of the mind, the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention |
derangement mental unsoundness unbalance | a state of mental disturbance and disorientation |
distress | a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need), a ship in distress, she was the classic maiden in distress |
create by mental act create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands |