reassociation
Forming bonds anew
Reassociation is the act of forming a connection again after a period of separation or disconnection.
In psychology, it often describes reconnecting fragmented memories or mental states: Therapy helped with the reassociation of traumatic memories.
In biochemistry, it refers to molecules rebinding after being separated: DNA reassociation occurs when complementary strands rejoin.
The word implies restoration of a previous relationship or link.
Mind's retention capacity
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retrievalAct of getting back
- mnemonicsTechniques to assist recall
- recollectionRecalled mental image
reconsolidation · encoding · priming · cue · semantic · episodic · autobiographical · relearning
Restoring a broken link
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- bondingForming close connections
- reattachmentReconnecting something separated
mending · restoration · rapprochement · reintegration · rebuilding · renewal · rekindling · bridge-building
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- triggerWhat initiates action
catharsis · recovery · subconscious · psyche · intrusive · neurosis · conditioning · psychodynamic
Changing interpretive context
- rethinkingReconsidering a position
- reconceptualizationForming a new understanding
- recontextualizationShifting meaning through setting
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
realignment · reconfiguration · remapping · relinking · recombination · reinterpretation · meaning-making · sense-making
memory
Mind's retention capacity
recollection · reconsolidation · encoding · priming · cue · semantic · episodic · autobiographical · relearning · synaptic
reconnection
Restoring a broken link
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- bondingForming close connections
reattachment · mending · restoration · rapprochement · reintegration · rebuilding · renewal · rekindling · bridge-building · estrangement
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
trigger · catharsis · recovery · subconscious · psyche · intrusive · neurosis · conditioning · psychodynamic · reprocessing
reframing
Changing interpretive context
- rethinkingReconsidering a position
- reconceptualizationForming a new understanding
- recontextualizationShifting meaning through setting
restructuring · realignment · reconfiguration · remapping · relinking · recombination · reinterpretation · meaning-making · sense-making
reassociationdissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
disassociation · separation · disconnection · severance · detachment
reassociationdissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
fragmentation · splitting · compartmentalization · depersonalization · derealization