Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
depersonalization Audio
de·per·son·al·i·za·tion [ dee-pur-suh-nl-uh-zey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Behavioral Symptoms
Definitions related to depersonalization:
  • Sensation of unreality concerning oneself, parts of oneself or one�s environment that occurs under extreme stress or fatigue. Seen in schizophrenia, depersonalization disorder and schizotypal personality disorder.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • State in which an individual perceives or experiences a sensation of unreality concerning the self or the environment; it is seen in disorders such as schizophrenia, affection disorders, organic mental disorders, and personality disorders. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Depersonalization, in psychology, a state in which an individual feels that either he himself or the outside world is unreal. In addition to a sense of unreality, depersonalization may involve the feeling that one's mind is dissociated from one's body; that the body extremities have changed in...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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