mentaalinen
Mentaalinen is a Finnish adjective meaning related to the mind or mental processes. It is commonly used in psychology, neuroscience, education, and public discourse to refer to cognitive functions, mental states, and psychological phenomena. In everyday language, it often appears in compounds such as mentaaliset prosessit (mental processes) or mentaalinen kuorma (mental load). For mental health, the standard Finnish term is mielenterveys, although mentaalinen terveys may appear in some contexts as a calque or emphasis.
Etymology and scope. The term traces to the international concept "mental," itself derived from Latin mentalis,
Usage. In academia, mentaalinen often refers to internal cognitive processes and representations, such as mentaaliset prosessit,