Briefly describe what is meant by a 'Theory of Mind' TOM).

The ability to understand and predict our own and others' minds is called the Theory of Mind. This ability includes the capability to recognize and respond to the invisible, internal subjective regularities that account for the behaviors of others. We not only need to plan and sequentially organize our own lives, we frequently need to organize our actions in conjunction with others. To succeed in this, we must not only be able to have an action plan of our own, we must also have an insight into the nature of the other fellow's action plan.