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Definition of dissociation
1 : the act or process of dissociating : the state of being dissociated: such asa : the process by which a chemical combination breaks up into simpler constituents; especially : one that results from the action of energy (such as heat) on a gas or of a solvent on a dissolved substanceb : the separation of whole segments of the personality (as in multiple personality disorder) or of discrete mental processes (as in the schizophrenias) from the mainstream of consciousness or of behavior
2 : the property inherent in some biological stocks (as of certain bacteria) of differentiating into two or more distinct and relatively permanent strains; also : such a strain
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But what if chemists stopped trying to eliminate the dissociation effect and embraced their inner shaman?
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In PTSD treatment, this self-defense mechanism can make therapy more difficult and even dangerous: The only way to overcome a trauma is to confront unresolved emotions, but clumsy attempts to do so can trigger further dissociation.
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In Search Of and books on UFOs were commonplace, but the undercurrent was a kind of spiritual dissociation.
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Medical Definition of dissociation
1: the act or process of dissociating : the state of being dissociated: asa: the process by which a chemical combination breaks up into simpler constituents; especially : one that results from the action of energy (as heat) on a gas or of a solvent on a dissolved substanceb: the separation of whole segments of the personality (as in multiple personality disorder) or of discrete mental processes (as in the schizophrenias) from the mainstream of consciousness or of behavior with loss of integrated awareness and autonomous functioning of the separated segments or parts
2: the process by which some biological stocks (as of certain bacteria) differentiate into two or more distinct and relatively permanent strains; also : such a strain
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