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Symptoms of dissociation resulting from trauma may include depersonalization, psychological numbing, disengagement, or amnesia regarding the events of the abuse. It has been hypothesized that dissociation may provide a temporarily effective defense mechanism in cases of severe trauma; however, in the long term, dissociation is associated with decreased psychological functioning and adjustment.
Home Â» Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders. Dissociation is a mental process that causes a lack of connection in a personâs thoughts, memory and sense of identity. Dissociation seems to fall on a continuum of severity.