mentalism n 1: (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness
mentalism \mentalism\ n. 1. a doctrine that mind is the only true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Any theory of psychology that accepts introspective data about the functioning of the mind as a valid object of study; contrasted to {behaviorism}. [PJC]