compartmentalizations
Mental box sorting
Compartmentalizations are acts of separating things into distinct categories or mental divisions.
The word usually describes keeping different areas of life, knowledge, or emotion isolated from one another: His compartmentalizations allowed him to be ruthless at work and tender at home.
The term often implies psychological defense—a way of preventing uncomfortable connections between conflicting beliefs or behaviors.
Dividing into portions
- separatingDividing into parts
- subdividingSplitting into smaller units
- sectioningDividing into segments
- splittingDividing into parts
fragmenting · parceling · allocating · distributing · apportioning · zoning · demarcating · delineating
Forcibly restraining or inhibiting
- dissociatingMentally separating from awareness
- copingManaging under strain
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
- distancingCreating space or separation
repressing · blocking · shielding · protecting · insulating · buffering · boundaries · defense mechanism
Assigning to groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- filingStoring documents systematically
- systematizingMaking things methodical
- structuringImposing systematic order
arranging · classifying · ordering · grouping · organizing · coordinating · managing · planning
segmenting
Dividing into portions
- separatingDividing into parts
- subdividingSplitting into smaller units
- sectioningDividing into segments
splitting · fragmenting · parceling · allocating · distributing · apportioning · zoning · demarcating · delineating · isolating
suppressing
Forcibly restraining or inhibiting
- dissociatingMentally separating from awareness
- copingManaging under strain
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
distancing · repressing · blocking · shielding · protecting · insulating · buffering · boundaries · defense mechanism · avoidance
categorizing
Assigning to groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- filingStoring documents systematically
- systematizingMaking things methodical
structuring · arranging · classifying · ordering · grouping · organizing · coordinating · managing · planning · scheduling
compartmentalizationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
unifications · mergers · consolidations · syntheses · amalgamations
compartmentalizationscross-pollinations
Fertilization between different plants
transparency · interconnectedness · collaborations · holism · desegregations
compartmentalizationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
syntheses · cross-referencing · systems thinking · synthesis · comprehensive understanding