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Def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Dissociation<br />

nA state of fragmented consciousness<br />

<strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g amnesia, a sense of unreality, <strong>and</strong><br />

feel<strong>in</strong>gs of be<strong>in</strong>g disconnected from oneself<br />

or one’s environment (subjective<br />

experience)<br />

nAn unl<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g; de-contextualiz<strong>in</strong>g; “not-me”<br />

nA st<strong>and</strong>ard human response to trauma, a<br />

near universal reaction to a life-threaten<strong>in</strong>g<br />

event<br />

(Ste<strong>in</strong>berg & Schnall, 2000)

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