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... > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > behavioral symptoms > depersonalization

... > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > cognitions and feelings > depersonalization

... > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > identity and self > depersonalization

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depersonalization

Definition

Depersonalization is a concept developed by self-categorization theorist John Turner and his colleagues in the 1980s to refer to the process of thinking of the self at a particular time as a group member rather than as a unique individual. Depersonalization can be seen as a process of stereotyping, but unlike other forms of stereotyping related to perceiving other people as group members, it involves self-stereotyping. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Depersonalization]

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