Pathological dissociation is characterized by profound, functional amnesias and significant alterations in identity; normal dissociation is expressed primarily in the form of intense absorption with internal stimuli (e.g., daydreams) or external stimuli (e.g., a fascinating book or television program).
Frank W. Putnam
dissociation, dissociative, dissociative-disorder, dissociative-identity-disorder, mental-disorder, mental-illness