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Derealization

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derealization /de·re·al·i·za·tion/ (de-re?al-i-za´shun) a loss of the sensation of the reality of one's surroundings.
de·re·al·i·za·tion (d-r-l-zshn)
n.
The feeling that things in one's surroundings are strange, unreal, or somehow altered, as seen in schizophrenia.
Derealization
A dissociative symptom in which the external environment is perceived as unreal.
Mentioned in: Acute Stress Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, Multiple Personality Disorder
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