Concept information
Preferred term
Theory of Mind
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- The ability to attribute mental states (e.g., beliefs, desires, feelings, intentions, thoughts, etc.) to self and to others, allowing an individual to understand and infer behavior on the basis of the mental states. Difference or deficit in theory of mind is associated with ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; and SCHIZOPHRENIA, etc.
History note
- 2010
In other languages
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Finnish
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mentalisaatio
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mielen teoria
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Swedish
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Mentalisering
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D056345
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