Psychiatry and Psychology

Imagination

A new pattern of perceptual or ideational material derived from past experience.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A new pattern of perceptual or ideational material derived from past experience.

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  • Imaginations

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

note see related IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY): use of images & imagery as a psychother technique so do not confuse with images produced by the imagination ( = IMAGINATION)

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  1. F02w.463w.188w.634w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Imagination. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007092. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007092
  2. Imagination. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagination
  3. Imagination. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34516