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codification

n.

1. the systematic arrangement of items in an organized fashion or the classification of items into identifiable categories.

2. the conversion of data or other information into a code that can be translated by others. Also called coding.

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May 9th 2024

divided consciousness

divided consciousness

Ernest R. Hilgard’s characterization of dissociation as a state in which one stream of mental activity (e.g., perception, memory, planning) proceeds outside of phenomenal awareness and apparently outside of voluntary control. In his neodissociation theory, Hilgard proposed that this state could be best studied through hypnosis. See also coconsciousness; unity of consciousness.