Mental State
Psychology
noun
The reasoning of your heart decides what you do. Probably when kanji was being made people thought that the heart directed our actions, not our brains. So, if you think about it that way, the reasoning of your heart is your mental state. Nowadays that's known as psychology.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
母の心理が、どうしても分からない。
I never understand my mother's mentality.
姉は心理カウンセラーになるために大学へ行きました。
My sister went to college to become a psychological counselor.
大体のケースは人の仕草から、その人の心理を知ることが出来るんです。
In most cases, you can tell the person's mental state from their gesture.