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mentales

Mentales is an adjective used in Spanish and other Romance languages to describe anything related to the mind or to mental processes. In professional and lay contexts it appears in phrases such as salud mental (mental health), capacidad mental (mental capacity), and estado mental (mental state). The term is applied in psychology, psychiatry, education, and everyday discussion to distinguish mental phenomena from physical or somatic aspects.

Etymology: Mentales derives from Latin mentalis, related to mens, mentis (mind). Its formation follows the common

Scope: The concept covers mental processes (pensamiento, memoria, percepción, atención, lenguaje), mental states (emociones, actitudes, beliefs)

Context and usage: In law and administration, mental capacity (capacidad mental) or competence is used to assess

Related topics include mental health, cognition, psychology, psychiatry, and theory of mind.

Romance
pattern
of
-alis
adjectives
indicating
a
relation
to
a
root
noun.
In
many
languages
the
word
has
cognates
such
as
mental
in
English
and
mentalis
in
Latin.
and
mental
disorders
(trastornos
mentales).
In
research,
the
term
often
appears
in
discussions
of
cognitive
functions,
emotional
regulation,
and
neuropsychological
assessment.
Clinically,
it
intersects
with
health,
disabilities,
and
quality
of
life.
decision-making
ability.
In
education
and
clinical
practice,
assessments
of
mental
status
are
common
tools
for
diagnosing
conditions
or
planning
interventions.
The
distinction
between
mental
and
physical
factors
remains
a
central
theme
in
biopsychosocial
models
of
health.