reassociates
Joins back together
Reassociates means to associate again—to reconnect or reestablish a connection after separation.
In psychology, someone might reassociate fragmented memories.
In computing, a file reassociates with its default program after settings change.
In social contexts, former colleagues reassociate when they rejoin the same organization: After years apart, she reassociates with her old research team.
Restoring a broken link
- bondBinding tie or connection
- relationshipConnection between entities
- linkageConnected system of parts
- allianceFormal union of parties
partnership · reconciliation · reattachment · network · bridge · tie · nexus · affiliation
Mind's retention capacity
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- brainSeat of cognition
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
recall · recollection · hippocampus · mnemonics · reconsolidation · flashbacks · reminiscence · retrieval
Curative mental treatment
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- reframingChanging interpretive context
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
Freudian · Jungian · psychodynamics · projection · therapist · psychiatry · introspection · self-awareness
Changing interpretive context
- reclassificationChanging an item's category
- recategorizationAssigning new classification
- recontextualizationShifting meaning through setting
- relinkingJoining again after separation
remapping · reorganization · reinterpretation · connection · correlation · pattern · meaning · schema
reconnection
Restoring a broken link
- bondBinding tie or connection
- relationshipConnection between entities
- linkageConnected system of parts
alliance · partnership · reconciliation · reattachment · network · bridge · tie · nexus · affiliation · reintegration
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- brainSeat of cognition
neurotransmitters · recall · recollection · hippocampus · mnemonics · reconsolidation · flashbacks · reminiscence · retrieval · encoding
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- reframingChanging interpretive context
counseling · Freudian · Jungian · psychodynamics · projection · therapist · psychiatry · introspection · self-awareness · unconscious
reframing
Changing interpretive context
- reclassificationChanging an item's category
- recategorizationAssigning new classification
- recontextualizationShifting meaning through setting
relinking · remapping · reorganization · reinterpretation · connection · correlation · pattern · meaning · schema · grouping
reassociatesdissociates
Mentally separates or disconnects
disassociates · separates · disconnects · severs · detaches