depersonalization
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Calque of French dépersonnalisation, equivalent to de- + personalization.
Noun[edit]
depersonalization (countable and uncountable, plural depersonalizations)
- The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
- He was in a critical state of depersonalization.
- (psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
- Coordinate term: derealization
- His depersonalization causes a great deal of stress as he searches for an authentic personal identity.
- 2015 September 4, Howard Swains, “Depersonalisation disorder: the condition you’ve never heard of that affects millions”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Many people experience some form of temporary depersonalisation in their lives, typically at moments of extreme fatigue or high stress, such as during a car crash, where both the established defence options of fight or flight are removed. A number of recreational drugs also precipitate similar episodes.
- (psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
- His severe depersonalization causes an aloof demeanor.
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Further reading[edit]
- depersonalization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia