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Common collocations with mental in American Collocation

mental adjective

US /ˈment(ə)l/

illness or problem

breakdown
condition
difficulty
disability
disorder
handicap
illness
impairment
instability
problem
retardation

He was suffering from mental illness.

health

health
state
wellbeing

Positive and negative forces at home impact on a child’s mental wellbeing.

ability/inability to do things

ability
agility
capacity
faculties
function
functioning
incapacity

It quickly became clear that he lacked the mental capacity to do the job.

activities done or happening in your mind

activity
arithmetic
attitude
awareness
calculation
challenge
effort
image
note
picture
process

There is also a need for more work focused on mental arithmetic.

I enjoy challenges and climbing has proved a new physical and mental challenge.

Those three words will evoke a string of mental images.

They studied the activity of the brain as humans engaged in various mental processes.

bad feelings

anguish
confusion
distress
stress
suffering

Children who were being bullied showed high levels of mental distress.

positive qualities

alertness
energy
stimulation
strength
toughness

Children are calmer if given enough exercise and mental stimulation.

bodily
emotional
physical
psychological
spiritual

If you are taking care of another person, you need a break occasionally, for the sake of your physical and mental wellbeing.