depersonalization
pronunciation
How to pronounce depersonalization in British English:
UK [di:ˌpɜ:sənəlaɪ'zeɪʃən]
How to pronounce depersonalization in American English:
US [diˌpɜsənələ'zeɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
Word Origin
- depersonalization (n.)
- 1907; see de- + personalization. Related: Depersonalize; depersonalized.
Example
- 1. Supportive therapy brings relief but does not eliminate depersonalization .
- 2. Self-reconstructive therapy addresses both of these sides of depersonalization .
- 3. Therapy helps turn depersonalization reflection into a tool of self-realization
- 4. It feels like a search for lost personalization that unfortunately often only aggravates depersonalization .
- 5. The therapy provides steve with the tools of self-inquiry , allowing him to gain more awareness of his internal conflicts and their links to depersonalization .
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