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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925 1925]
==Definition==
*1: to [[separate]] into [[isolated]] compartments or categories
==Description==
'''Compartmentalization''' is an [[unconscious]] [[psychological]] [[defense]] [[mechanism]] used to avoid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance 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.
According to Glen O. Gabbard, often 'people with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder borderline] level of organization... have to compartmentalize people into "all [[good]]" and "all bad"', on the [[principle]] that 'compartmentalizing [[experiences]]... prevents [[conflict]] stemming from the incompatibility of the two [[polarized]] aspects of [[self]] or [[other]]'. Often, 'when the [[individual]] is confronted with the [[contradictions]] in [[behavior]], [[thought]], or affect, he/she regards the differences with bland denial or indifference'.
In matters concerning [[information]] [[security]], whether public or private sector, compartmentalization is the [[limiting]] of [[access]] to [[information]] to persons or other [[entities]] who have a need to know it in order to perform certain tasks.
The concept originated in the handling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information classified information] in [[military]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_(information_gathering) intelligence] applications.
The basis for compartmentalization was the [[idea]] that, if fewer people know the details of a [[mission]] or task, the risk or likelihood that such information could be [[compromised]] or fall into the hands of the [[opposition]] is decreased. Hence, varying levels of clearance within [[organizations]] exist. Yet, even if someone has the highest clearance, certain "compartmentalized" information, identified by codewords referring to particular types of [[secret]] information, may still be restricted to certain operators, even with a lower overall security clearance. [[Information]] marked this way is said to be codeword–classified. One famous example of this was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_(cryptography) Ultra] secret, where [[documents]] were marked "Top Secret Ultra": "Top Secret" marked its [[security]] level, and the "Ultra" keyword further restricted its readership to only those cleared to [[read]] "Ultra" documents.
Compartmentalization is now also used in commercial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_engineering security engineering] as a [[technique]] to protect information such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_record medical records].
[[Category: Psychology]]
[[Category: Computer Science]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925 1925]
==Definition==
*1: to [[separate]] into [[isolated]] compartments or categories
==Description==
'''Compartmentalization''' is an [[unconscious]] [[psychological]] [[defense]] [[mechanism]] used to avoid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance 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.
According to Glen O. Gabbard, often 'people with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder borderline] level of organization... have to compartmentalize people into "all [[good]]" and "all bad"', on the [[principle]] that 'compartmentalizing [[experiences]]... prevents [[conflict]] stemming from the incompatibility of the two [[polarized]] aspects of [[self]] or [[other]]'. Often, 'when the [[individual]] is confronted with the [[contradictions]] in [[behavior]], [[thought]], or affect, he/she regards the differences with bland denial or indifference'.
In matters concerning [[information]] [[security]], whether public or private sector, compartmentalization is the [[limiting]] of [[access]] to [[information]] to persons or other [[entities]] who have a need to know it in order to perform certain tasks.
The concept originated in the handling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information classified information] in [[military]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_(information_gathering) intelligence] applications.
The basis for compartmentalization was the [[idea]] that, if fewer people know the details of a [[mission]] or task, the risk or likelihood that such information could be [[compromised]] or fall into the hands of the [[opposition]] is decreased. Hence, varying levels of clearance within [[organizations]] exist. Yet, even if someone has the highest clearance, certain "compartmentalized" information, identified by codewords referring to particular types of [[secret]] information, may still be restricted to certain operators, even with a lower overall security clearance. [[Information]] marked this way is said to be codeword–classified. One famous example of this was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_(cryptography) Ultra] secret, where [[documents]] were marked "Top Secret Ultra": "Top Secret" marked its [[security]] level, and the "Ultra" keyword further restricted its readership to only those cleared to [[read]] "Ultra" documents.
Compartmentalization is now also used in commercial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_engineering security engineering] as a [[technique]] to protect information such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_record medical records].
[[Category: Psychology]]
[[Category: Computer Science]]
[[Category: Political Science]]