Dissociation

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Dissociation (in the wide sense of the word) is an act of disuniting or separating a complex object into parts.

  • Dissociation in chemistry is a general process in which ionic compounds (complexes, or salts) split into smaller particles, usually in a reversible manner
  • Dissociation in neuropsychology is the identification the neural substrate of a particular brain function through various methods
  • Dissociation in psychology is an altered state of consciousness characterized by partial or complete disruption of the normal integration of a person’s normal conscious or psychological functioning
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