Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
dissociative disorder
dis·so·ci·a·tive dis·or·der
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Mental disorders
Definitions related to dissociative disorder:
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A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, and/or perception of the environment.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(dissociative reaction) A disruption and/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior. Clinical presentations of dissociation may include a wide variety of symptoms, including experiences of depersonalization, derealisation, emotional numbing, flashbacks of traumatic events, absorption, amnesia, voice hearing, interruptions in awareness, and identity alteration.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Sudden temporary alterations in the normally integrative functions of consciousness.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Everyone occasionally experiences a failure in the normal automatic integration of memories, perceptions, identity, and consciousness. For example, people may drive somewhere and then realize that they do not remember many aspects of the drive because they are preoccupied with personal concerns, a program on the radio, or conversation...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Overview Since the 1980s, the concept of dissociative disorders has taken on a new significance. They now receive a large amount of theoretical and clinical attention from persons in the fields of psychiatry and psychology.WebMD, 2019
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Dissociative disorders are mental disorders that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity. People with dissociative disorders escape reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy and cause problems with functioning in everyday life.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Dissociative disorder, any of several mental disturbances in humans in which normally integrated mental functions, such as identity, memory, consciousness, or perception, are interrupted. Dissociative disorders can occur suddenly or gradually and may last for a short time or become chronic. There...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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