dissociative
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8.7
- adjective
- /dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪv/
- Specialized
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disociativo
- We've all heard of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and DID (dissociative identity disorder, formerly multiple personalities).
- dissociative disorders
- dissociative state
- dissociative tendency
There's a weird dissociative illusion there between you and your body.
- There's a weird dissociative illusion there between you and your body.
- Even in our healthy relationships, it's hard to turn on and off that dissociative numbness.
- You say that this is so stressful to you that you suffer from dissociative identity disorder.
- I mean, that's why I think it's so great about acting, is that we can bring up these kinds of dissociative feelings when we're in an actor mode.
- So the dissociative subtype seems like it's harder for them to get back into the event 'cause they're so dissociated.
Examples
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Did Dr. Fischer mention the idea of dissociative disorder to you?
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Something like major depression, or schizophrenia, or dissociative identity disorder.
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A person who is truly in a dissociative state would not be capable of such a thing.
Blog text (29) -
Victoria is showing signs of a dissociative personality disorder.
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She was in a dissociative state.
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And the rest of the tests had proved that he had a dissociative condition but not multiple personality disorder.
Fiction book (1999) -
Although our experiments revealed an interesting trend, dissociative case studies are needed to separately assess these factors.
Academic text (2013) -
It can also provide insight into her dissociative identity disorder.
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- Jasmine's mother suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder, which basically means she sometimes experiences alter-egos.
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After experiencing trauma, she found herself in a dissociative state, detached from her memories.
Synonyms
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5.5
A person who is not affected by personal feelings and shows little emotion
Not aware of surroundings and unable to remember what happened
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.3
A mental health condition where a person's memory, identity, or awareness breaks down
How Detached
Surface Forms
Morphology
dissociative = dissociate (semi-transparent) = dis + soci + ate + ive
For learners who know 'dissociate', adding '-ive' straightforwardly forms an adjective meaning causing, characterized by, or relating to dissociation.
Etymology
Dissociative comes from dis- 'apart' and associate 'to join', the same root as the word associate. So a dissociative effect 'pulls apart' mental connections, making someone feel separate from themselves or from the world.