dissociation

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Anna's daughter has a number of diagnoses including pre-verbal trauma and a dissociation disorder, which manifests as multiple personalities.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Today, the once-controversial jokes of the online sad girl are ubiquitous far beyond their original little corner of the internet, with people posting casually about depression and dissociation on their otherwise professional Twitter accounts.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

These are mild forms of dissociation, which is the ability to disconnect from our thoughts, feelings, environment or actions.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The researchers say a flawed response scale could help explain the dissociation between what examiners know and what they report.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

There was a dissociation of form and substance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy