dissociative disorder

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   dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

   Broaderdissociationmental disorder

   Narrowerdepersonalizationfuguesplit personality

Questions about dissociative disorder

What does dissociative disorder mean?

dissociative disorder means "dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down".

Is dissociative disorder a common word?

dissociative disorder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.