He was in a critical state of depersonalization.
His depersonalization causes a great deal of stress as he searches for an authentic personal identity.
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depersonalization — 1907; see DE (Cf. de ) + PERSONALIZATION (Cf. personalization). Related: Depersonalize; depersonalized … Etymology dictionary
depersonalization — (Amer.) n. removal of individual traits and identity; act of making impersonal (also depersonalisation) … English contemporary dictionary
Depersonalization — This article is about the psychological symptom. For the diagnosis, see depersonalization disorder. Depersonalization (or depersonalisation) is an anomaly of the mechanism by which an individual has self awareness. It is a feeling of watching… … Wikipedia
Depersonalization — The term depersonalization, meaning the feeling that one’s being and thoughts are unreal, was coined by French philosopher Ludovic Dugas (1857–?) in the Revue philosophique in 1898: I should define as alienation of the personality or… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
depersonalization — /dee perr seuh nl euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of depersonalizing. 2. the state of being depersonalized. 3. Psychiatry. a state in which one no longer perceives the reality of one s self or one s environment. [1905 10; DEPERSONALIZE + ATION] *… … Universalium
depersonalization — A state in which one loses the feeling of one s own identity in relation to others in one s family or peer group, or loses the feeling of one s own reality. SYN: d. syndrome. * * * de·per·son·al·iza·tion or Brit de·per·son·al·isa·tion (.)dē .pər… … Medical dictionary
depersonalization — n. a state in which a person feels himself becoming unreal or strangely altered, or feels that his mind is becoming separated from his body. Minor degrees of this feeling are common in normal people under stress. Severe feelings of… … The new mediacal dictionary
Depersonalization disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F48.1 ICD 9 300.6 … Wikipedia
depersonalization disorder — noun emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness • Syn: ↑depersonalization, ↑depersonalisation, ↑depersonalisation disorder,… … Useful english dictionary
depersonalization neurosis — noun emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness • Syn: ↑depersonalization, ↑depersonalisation, ↑depersonalization disorder,… … Useful english dictionary
