The act of separating or state of being separated.
The separation of a molecule into two or more fragments (atoms, molecules, ions, or free radicals) produced by the absorption of light or thermal energy or by solvation.
In psychology, a defense mechanism in which a group of mental processes are segregated from the rest of a person’s mental activity in order to avoid emotional distress, as in the dissociative disorders, or in which an idea or object is segregated from its emotional significance; in the first sense it is roughly equivalent to splitting, in the second, to isolation.
A defect of mental integration in which one or more groups of mental processes become separated off from normal consciousness and, thus separated, function as a unitary whole.
The splitting off of clusters of mental contents from conscious awareness. Dissociation is a mechanism central to conversion disorders and dissociative disorders. The term is also used to describe the separation of an idea from its emotional significance and affect as seen in the inappropriate affect of schizophrenic patients. Often a result of psychic trauma, dissociation may allow the individual to maintain allegiance to two contradictory truths while remaining unconscious of the contradiction. An extreme manifestation of dissociation is dissociative identity disorder (did), in which a person may exhibit several independent personalities, each unaware of the others.
In psychology, the separation or isolation of mental processes in such a way that they become split off from the main personality.
The separation of parts or functions.
(In psychiatry) a condition in which part of the consciousness becomes separated from the rest and becomes independent.
Reversible separation of chemical molecules into simpler forms.
The process whereby thoughts and ideas can be split off from consciousness and may function independently, thus (for example) allowing conflicting opinions to be held at the same time about the same object. Dissociation may be the main factor in cases of hysterical fugue and multiple personalities.
A psychiatric term describing the process whereby an individual separates his or her ideas and thoughts from consciousness, thus allowing them to function independently. The result may be that the individual holds contrary views on the same subject.
Separation, as the separation by heat of a complex compound into simpler molecules, or the separation of ions when a salt is dissolved.
In response to a traumatic experience, the mind may undergo a complex phenomenon known as dissociation, wherein specific elements of the traumatic event are detached from conscious awareness. This dissociation can significantly impact the individual’s memory, perception of reality, and overall sense of identity.