Kwayar cutar tunani (Mind Virus)

Ra'ayi ko aƙida da yake yaɗuwa ta hanyar amfani da gajerun hanyoyin tunani (tsoro, laifi, asali, hukuma, ko tunanin cin-nasara-da-asara) yayin da yake ƙin gyara daga ilimin mantiƙi, shaida, ko abin da aka fuskanta a rayuwa. Kwayar cutar tunani tana wanzuwa ba don gaskiya ce ba, sai dai don tana kashe gyaran-kuskure cikin hankalin da take zaune a ciki, sau da yawa ta hanyar sake ma'anar cuta, laifi, ko yarda don tabbatar da tilastawa. Kwayoyin cutar tunani suna bunƙasa cikin tsarin da yake danne musayar ra'ayi cikin 'yanci kuma suna durƙushewa sa'ad da aka fallasa su ga muhawara a fili, yiwuwar ƙaryatawa, da hulɗa ta yardar rai.