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  2. Forced displacement - Wikipedia

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    Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region.The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".

  3. Dissociative disorders - Wikipedia

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    Dissociative disorders (DDs) are a range of conditions characterized by significant disruptions or fragmentation "in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior." Dissociative disorders involve involuntary dissociation as an unconscious defense mechanism ...

  4. Internally displaced person - Wikipedia

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    According to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), the internal displacement figures refer to the number of forced movements of people within the borders of their country recorded during the year, and may include individuals who have been displaced more than once. The total number of IDPs is a snapshot of all the people living in ...

  5. A Guide To The World Bank - projects.huffingtonpost.com

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    In such cases, displaced families could lose their homes or other assets or suffer damage to their livelihoods. The data was last updated with information available on Dec. 31, 2014. ICIJ also included projects reviewed by the IFC’s accountability body where a complaint regarding land acquisition and/or involuntary displacement was filed. The ...

  6. Gentrification - Wikipedia

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    Gentrification is the process of change in the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents (the " gentry ") and investment. [ 1 ][ 2 ] There is no agreed-upon definition of gentrification. [ 3 ][ 4 ] In public discourse, it has been used to describe a wide array of phenomena, sometimes in a pejorative connotation.

  7. History of human migration - Wikipedia

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    History of human migration. Human migration is the movement by people from one place to another, particularly different countries, with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location. It typically involves movements over long distances and from one country or region to another. The number of people involved in every ...

  8. Development-induced displacement - Wikipedia

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    Development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR) occurs when people are forced to leave their homes in a development-driven form of forced migration.Historically, it has been associated with the construction of dams for hydroelectric power and irrigation, but it can also result from various development projects such as mining, agriculture, the creation of military installations ...

  9. Defence mechanism - Wikipedia

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    Psychoanalysis. In psychoanalytic theory, a defence mechanism is an unconscious psychological operation that functions to protect a person from anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings related to internal conflicts and outer stressors. [1][2][3] According to this theory, healthy people normally use different defence mechanisms throughout life.