depersonalization

depersonalization
noun Date: 1906 1. a. an act or process of depersonalizing b. the quality or state of being depersonalized 2. a psychopathological syndrome characterized by loss of identity and feelings of unreality and strangeness about one's own behavior

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  • depersonalization — noun a) the act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized He was in a critical state of depersonalization. b) the loss of ones sense of personal identity His depersonalization causes a great deal of stress as he searches for an… …   Wiktionary

  • depersonalization — n. a state in which a person feels himself becoming unreal or strangely altered, or feels that his mind is becoming separated from his body. Minor degrees of this feeling are common in normal people under stress. Severe feelings of… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Depersonalization disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F48.1 ICD 9 300.6 …   Wikipedia

  • depersonalization disorder — noun emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness • Syn: ↑depersonalization, ↑depersonalisation, ↑depersonalisation disorder,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • depersonalization neurosis — noun emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness • Syn: ↑depersonalization, ↑depersonalisation, ↑depersonalization disorder,… …   Useful english dictionary

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