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Compartmentalization is a form of psychological defense mechanism in which thoughts and feelings that seem to conflict are kept separated or isolated from each other in the mind.[1] Those with post traumatic stress disorder may use compartmentalization to separate positive and negative self aspects.[2] It may be a form of mild dissociation; example scenarios that suggest compartmentalization include acting in an isolated moment in a way that logically defies one's own moral code, or dividing one's unpleasant work duties from one's desires to relax.[3] Its purpose is to avoid cognitive dissonance, or the mental discomfort and anxiety caused by a person having conflicting values, cognitions, emotions, beliefs, etc. within themselves. Compartmentalization allows these conflicting ideas to co-exist by inhibiting direct or explicit acknowledgement and interaction between separate compartmentalized self-states.[4] Psychoanalysis considers that whereas isolation separates thoughts from feelin

Compartmentalization (psychology) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Psychological defense mechanism This article is missing information about scientific status and criticism. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page . ( July 2021 ) Compartmentalization is a psychological defense mechanism in which thoughts and feelings that seem to conflict are kept separated or isolated from each other in the mind. [ 1 ] Those with post-traumatic stress disorder may use compartmentalization to separate positive and negati

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