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  2. Dissociation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Dissociation is commonly displayed on a continuum. [18] In mild cases, dissociation can be regarded as a coping mechanism or defense mechanism in seeking to master, minimize or tolerate stress – including boredom or conflict. [19] [20] [21] At the non-pathological end of the continuum, dissociation describes common events such as daydreaming.

  3. Is Dissociating Always a Bad Thing? Therapists Explain. - AOL

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    Dissociative amnesia involves an inability to recall information, beyond forgetfulness. Tierney says memory loss can be related to a specific event or aspect of an event or encompass someone’s ...

  4. Are Temporary Escapes from Reality Healthy or Harmful? - AOL

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    Hypnosis can put you in a dissociative state, but so can drug use, Dr. Scherman says; eating disorders and self-harm behaviors are other unhealthy ways people dissociate.

  5. Dissociative disorders - Wikipedia

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    Dissociative disorders are characterized by distinct brain differences in the activation of various brain regions including the inferior parietal lobe, prefrontal cortex, and limbic system. [16] Those with dissociative disorders have higher activity levels in the prefrontal lobe and a more inhibited limbic system on average than healthy ...

  6. Depersonalization - Wikipedia

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    Individuals who experience depersonalization feel divorced from their own personal self as not belonging to the same identity. Depersonalization is a dissociative phenomenon characterized by a subjective feeling of detachment from oneself, manifesting as a sense of disconnection from one's thoughts, emotions, sensations, or actions, and often accompanied by a feeling of observing oneself from ...

  7. Dissociation (neuropsychology) - Wikipedia

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    To strengthen a single dissociation, a researcher can establish a "double dissociation", a term that was introduced by Hans-Lukas Teuber in 1955. [2] This is the demonstration that two experimental manipulations each have different effects on two dependent variables; if one manipulation affects the first variable and not the second, the other manipulation affects the second variable and not ...

  8. Dissociative identity disorder - Wikipedia

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    Dissociative identity disorder [1] [2]; Other names: Multiple personality disorder Split personality disorder: Specialty: Psychiatry, clinical psychology: Symptoms: At least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states, [3] recurrent episodes of dissociative amnesia, [3] inexplicable intrusions into consciousness (e.g., voices, intrusive thoughts, impulses, trauma-related beliefs ...

  9. Pierre Janet - Wikipedia

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    The Origins of the Concept of Dissociation: Paul Janet, his Nephew Pierre, and the Problem of Post-hypnotic Suggestion, History of Science, 39, 57-69. LeBlanc, A. (2004). Thirteen Days: Joseph Delboeuf versus Pierre Janet on the Nature of Hypnotic Suggestion, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences , 40, 123-147.