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hypomentalizing

hypomentalizing noun: mentalizing to a lesser degree than normal.

Noun

hypomentalizing (uncountable)

  1. mentalizing to a lesser degree than normal
    • Extreme scores on these two subscales reflect two impairments in reflective functioning that are common in many mental disorders, i.e., hypermentalizing and hypomentalizing respectively.2015 December 30, “The French Version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Validity Data for Adolescents and Adults and Its Association with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypomentalizing

From hypo- + mentalizing.

Questions about hypomentalizing

What does hypomentalizing mean?
Hypomentalizing means mentalizing to a lesser degree than normal.
What part of speech is hypomentalizing?
Hypomentalizing is a noun.

Words near hypomentalizing in the dictionary

  1. hypomelanotic
  2. hypomenorrhea
  3. hypomenorrheas
  4. hypomenorrhoea
  5. hypomenorrhoeas
  6. hypomentalizing
  7. hypomera
  8. hypomere
  9. hypomeres
  10. hypomeron
  11. hypometabolic

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