al·ien·a·tion ( l y -n shn, l --)n. A state of estrangement between the self and the objective world or between different parts of the personality. |
alienation
[āl′yənā′shən]
Etymology: L, alienare, to estrange
the act or state of being estranged or isolated. See also depersonalization. alien, adj., alienate, v.
Alienation
(1) The feeling of being apart from or unattached to others; estrangement felt in a setting viewed as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable, as occurs in depersonalization; the sensation that one has been removed from friends, family or one’s usual social setting; cultural estrangement
(2) The sense of being removed from one’s own emotions—alienation of affect
(2) The sense of being removed from one’s own emotions—alienation of affect
alienation [āl″yen-a´shun]
1. estrangement from society; feelings of being an outsider, foreigner, or outcast.
2. estrangement from one's self; feelings of unreality or depersonalization.
3. alienation of affect; isolation of ideas from feelings, avoidance of emotional situations, and other efforts to estrange one's self from one's feelings.
alienation
isolation or separation from the standard.
alienation
Psychiatry 1. The sensation that one has been removed from friends, family or one's usual social setting; cultural estrangement. See Depersonalization 2. The sense of being removed from one's own
emotions–alienation of affect
Patient discussion about alienation.
Q. my dad has msa, he has recently started seeing things, eg aliens, government consp.ext not fully reconzing lov does not reconize loved ones while having these episodes, becomes anxious and ill manered just not like my dad at all, he's so quite and polite normally.
A. yeah the book would be good to read but m s a stands for multi systems actrophy. once i'd asked my ? i realized it didnt seem to be on here. its a very fast shitty illness that is often misdiagnosed as parkonsons, sorry know spelling bad i'm tired but canna sleep as worried, he was diagnosed 2yrs ago but we think he may have had it longer hes 64yrs old. thanks for answereing me
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