dissociation vs unification

dissociation

noun
  • A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind. 

  • Feeling of detachment from reality 

  • The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances. 

  • The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. 

unification

noun
  • Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialisation order. 

  • The act of unifying. 

  • The state of being unified. 

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