Dissociation can be viewed as an attempt by the individual to "prevent overwhelming flooding of consciousness at the time of trauma." 4 Dissociative symptoms are sometimes defined clS el loss of needed information or as discontinuity of experience." 3-5 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) has depersonalization and , of lice and men; a true story of depersonalization and survival of a pow, [william j fili] home worldcat home about worldcat help search search for library items search for lists search for a true story of depersonalization and survival of a pow, a schema: . [download pdf] of lice and men;: a true story of , Depersonalization disorder Persistent or recurrent experiences of feeling detached from, and as if one is an outside observer of, one's mental processes or body (Criterion A). Depersonalization is marked by intact reality testing ( i.e. awareness that it is only a "feeling as if" one is an automaton) (Criterion B). identified as a type of Dissociative Disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and an Anxiety Disorder by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Definition Generally understood, depersonalization is the experience of feeling detached from one's self and body. Depersonalization can consist of a detachment within the self, regarding one's mind or body, or being a detached observer of oneself. Subjects feel they have changed and that the world has become vague, dreamlike, less real, lacking in significance or being outside reality while looking in. Background: Previous studies found that stress, depression, burnout, anxiety, and depersonalisation play a significant role amongst dental and medical students. We wanted to examine if students of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg also would report elevated values as can been found in similar publications. Both of these phenomena may be symptoms of a wide variety of psychiatric disorde