If you disassociate one group or thing from another, you separate them. an attempt by the president to disassociate the military from politics. another spelling of dissociate
If you disassociate yourself from something or someone, you say or show that you are not connected with them, usually in order to avoid trouble or blame. I wish to disassociate myself from this very sad decision = distance associate
Breaking of a chemical compound into simpler constituents as a result of added energy, as in the case of gaseous molecules dissociated by heating; also, the effect of a solvent on a dissolved polar compound (electrolyte), as in the case of an inorganic salt, such as sodium chloride, dissolved in water. All electrolytes dissociate into ions to a greater or lesser extent in polar solvents (in which the molecules are electric dipoles). The degree of dissociation can be used to determine the equilibrium constant. Dissociation is used to explain electrical conductivity and many other properties of electrolytic solutions
Dissociation is a psychological process involving alterations in identity or sense of self These alterations in sense of self can include: a relatively mild and transient sense that the world or the self is "unreal" (derealization and depersonalization); more permanent states such as amnesia (loss of memory) or fugue states (where a person forgets who they are and assumes a new identity); and the most severe form known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) wherein identity is fragmented into more than one unique personality The act of dissociation itself is probably most often triggered by trauma or other severe stress
The chemical breakdown of a compound into simpler compounds or elements One of the most common examples is the dissociation of ammonia (NH3) into nitrogen and hydrogen
Formerly used in the field of psychiatry as a label to describe individuals who "withdrew" from an association with their body and/or environment during periods of excessive stress While originally considered an aberrant mental state, new research is re-evaluating the its potential benefits in certain psychological situations Dissociation is proposed as a psychological cause of NDEs by some critics
(noun) The process by which a compound body (ie, molecule) breaks up into simpler constituents The act of breaking bonds apart, and resulting in the ionization of the compound body Example: the dissociation of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) into hydrochloric acid (HCl) and ammonia (NH3) In the case of acids, dissociation results in the formation of hydrogen ions Strong acids dissociate completely Weak acids are not completely ionized, and a solution of a weak acid has a relatively low concentration of hydrogen ions
The act of removing from association; the state of being separate and unconnected Activity performed outside of normal conscious awareness, or mental processes that suggest the existence of separate centers of consciousness
-This phenomenon lies on a continuum ranging from normal day dreaming and "highway hypnosis" on one end to the extremely pathological formation of alternate-identities (DID) at the other end
a defense mechanism in which a person's identity, memories, ideas, feelings, or perceptions are separated from conscious awareness and cannot be recalled or experienced voluntarily distractibility inability to attend to the appropriate or relevant stimuli in a given situation
The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia
A psychological separation of "splitting off"; an intrapsychic defensive process, which operates automatically and unconsciously Through its operation, emotional significance and affect are separated and detached from an idea, situation, or object
The process that may occur when a chemical compound is dissolved in a solvent (e g , water) The molecules of the compound will break up ("dissociate") into two or more ions resulting in an ionically conducting electrolyte solution E g , the common table salt (sodium chloride) will dissociate into a single charged sodium cation and a single charged chloride anion
the act of removing from association (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
the splitting apart of a molecule into its constituent atoms, e g , the splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen when water vapor is struck by ultraviolet light