plural of crab mentality

(idiomatic) An attitude characterized by self-interest and a willingness to prioritize personal benefit or ambition, often above the welfare of an organization or community; a willingness to elbow (verb) past others.

A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.

plural of elbow mentality

(euphemistic) Having low intelligence. / (euphemistic) Having a mental illness.

(idiomatic, Philippines) A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.

plural of plantation mentality

A mentality according to which an organization or society is divided into a ruling elite and a class of workers treated as inferior, especially along racial lines.

The tendency for groups of individuals to act together without planned direction.

(now offensive) intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living).