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a process where a person's thoughts, feelings, and memories are separated from their conscious awareness
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The patient experienced dissociation as a coping mechanism for dealing with trauma.
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Sometimes I feel like I'm in a state of dissociation when I'm really stressed out.
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I was so out of it, I was in full dissociation mode.
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The company's dissociation from unethical practices was evident in their latest transparency report.