hypomentalizing

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noun

mentalizing to a lesser degree than normal

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Meanings

nounhypomentalizing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablementalizing 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

From hypo- + mentalizing.

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hypomentalizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypomentalizing

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“hypomentalizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypomentalizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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