dissociations
Breaks from reality
Dissociations are acts of separating or disconnecting things previously linked.
In psychology, dissociation describes a mental process where thoughts, feelings, or memories become detached from conscious awareness—a defense mechanism against trauma: She experienced dissociations during stressful episodes.
In chemistry, dissociation is the splitting of molecules into smaller particles.
The word often implies an unnatural or defensive severing: His dissociations from reality grew more frequent.
Pathological loss of recall
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- splittingDividing into parts
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- traumaLasting psychological wound
alter · fragmentation · compartmentalization · switching · host · integration · PTSD · depersonalization
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- withdrawalAct of taking away
disengagement · estrangement · alienation · indifference · apathy · depersonalization · derealization · emptiness
Splitting into parts
- separationState of being apart
- splittingDividing into parts
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
segmentation · decoupling · disentanglement · disjunction · cleavage · fracture · disintegration · unbundling
State of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- disaffiliationFormal separation from organization
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
breach · rift · schism · disunion · withdrawal · isolation · distancing · ostracism
Charge acquisition process
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
equilibrium · reversible · ionic · solute · acid-base · molecules · bonds · reaction
amnesia
Pathological loss of recall
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- splittingDividing into parts
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
trauma · alter · fragmentation · compartmentalization · switching · host · integration · PTSD · depersonalization · derealization
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
withdrawal · disengagement · estrangement · alienation · indifference · apathy · depersonalization · derealization · emptiness · out-of-body
division
Splitting into parts
- separationState of being apart
- splittingDividing into parts
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
bifurcation · segmentation · decoupling · disentanglement · disjunction · cleavage · fracture · disintegration · unbundling · disaggregation
separation
State of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- disaffiliationFormal separation from organization
severance · breach · rift · schism · disunion · withdrawal · isolation · distancing · ostracism · excommunication
ionization
Charge acquisition process
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
hydrolysis · equilibrium · reversible · ionic · solute · acid-base · molecules · bonds · reaction · solvation
dissociationsassociations
Mental or organizational links
connections · unions · integrations · affiliations · linkages
dissociationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
integration · groundedness · self-integration · associations · connections
dissociationsassociations
Mental or organizational links
combinations · syntheses · bindings · formations · bondings