Dissociation vs. Derealization — What's the Difference?

The act of dissociating or the condition of having been dissociated.

Derealization is an alteration in the perception of the external world, causing sufferers to perceive it as unreal, distant, distorted or falsified. Other symptoms include feeling as if one's environment is lacking in spontaneity, emotional coloring, and depth.

The process by which the action of a solvent or a change in physical condition, as in pressure or temperature, causes a molecule to split into simpler groups of atoms, single atoms, or ions.

(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.

The separation of an electrolyte into ions of opposite charge.

(The process of) making unreal, in general; detachment from reality or realness.

(Psychiatry) A disintegration or fragmentation of the mind in which memories, thoughts, or aspects of the personality become disconnected, as in multiple personality disorder or some kinds of amnesia.

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

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

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

(psychology) Feeling of detachment from reality

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

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.

The act of removing from association

A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions