A process of relaxing and imagining yourself performing a task successfully. Repeated mental rehearsal is a supplement or replacement for actual practice. Mental imagery is also used for recall and as a stress-reduction technique.

focusing your mind to visualize yourself in a certain situation and doing well in that situation. Often used to relieve stress and improve performance, mental imagery is also a tool used in natural childbirth. Also called visualization.

Mental imagery is the procedure of generateing images in the mind.

Mental representations that are picture-like. Not the same as eidetic imagery. See also eidetic imagery.