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Deindividuation
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Deindividuation
Cyberspace A loss of self-awareness, decrease in social inhibitions and increase in impulsivity, related to the virtual anonymity and pseudonymity of the e-world and e-communication
Psychology The loss of a sense of selfness and acquisition of a herd mentality and/or group norms, when one is incorporated into a group and confronted with arousing external stimulation
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The deindividualization of clients' problems in order to see them in a wider social context can assist students toward a model of treatment that is more inclusive of the individual client's experiences and that incorporates a recognition of coping, and resistance to oppression.
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She adds that the deindividualization of the notion of pregnancy makes women's reproductive health an issue of public health policy that is evident in legal cases concerning in vitro fertilization and maternal surveillance.
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