depersonalization

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depersonalization

A worker feels a sense of depersonalization on the factory assembly line.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of representing a human being as a physical object, stripped of personal qualities or individuality: This refers to treating people as things or commodities, often in a social or philosophical context.
    • (In existentialist philosophy) A loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous, insignificant part of a large, impersonal system: This describes an experience where one feels detached from one's own sense of self.
    • (In psychiatry) A dissociative disorder involving a persistent or recurring feeling of detachment from one's own mental processes or body, often accompanied by feelings of unreality: This is a clinical condition where a person feels disconnected from themselves.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The depersonalization of workers in large factories was a major theme of the industrial revolution.
    • After the accident, he experienced a sense of depersonalization, feeling as if he were watching his own life from the outside.
    • Her symptoms of depersonalization included a numbness to emotion and a feeling that her surroundings were unreal.
Advanced Usage
  • "Depersonalization-derealization disorder": A specific psychiatric diagnosis where feelings of detachment from oneself (depersonalization) are accompanied by feelings that the external world is unreal (derealization).
    • The therapist diagnosed her with depersonalization-derealization disorder.
Variants and Related Words
  • Depersonalize (verb): To deprive of personal character or individuality.
    • Bureaucratic systems can depersonalize human interactions.
  • Depersonalized (adjective): Describing something that has been stripped of personal qualities.
    • The depersonalized nature of online communication.
Synonyms
  • Objectification: Treating a person as a thing.
  • Alienation: A feeling of being isolated or estranged.
  • Detachment: A state of being disconnected or disengaged.
Related Phrases
  • "A sense of depersonalization": A common phrase to describe the feeling.
    • The monotonous job created a constant sense of depersonalization among the staff.
depersonalization

A worker feels a sense of depersonalization on the factory assembly line.

Noun
  1. representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
    • according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual
  2. (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
  3. emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness

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