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*1: the [[action]] or [[process]] of detaching : [[separation]] | *1: the [[action]] or [[process]] of detaching : [[separation]] | ||
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*3a : indifference to worldly concerns : aloofness | *3a : indifference to worldly concerns : aloofness | ||
:b : [[freedom]] from bias or [[prejudice]] | :b : [[freedom]] from bias or [[prejudice]] | ||
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Detachment''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Detachment '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
'''Detachment''', also expressed as ''non-attachment'', is a state in which a [[person]] overcomes his or her attachment to [[desire]] for [[things]], people or [[concepts]] of the world and thus attains a heightened [[perspective]]. | '''Detachment''', also expressed as ''non-attachment'', is a state in which a [[person]] overcomes his or her attachment to [[desire]] for [[things]], people or [[concepts]] of the world and thus attains a heightened [[perspective]]. | ||
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Detachment as release from [[desire]] and consequently from [[suffering]] is an important [[principle]], or even [[ideal]], in many religions. | Detachment as release from [[desire]] and consequently from [[suffering]] is an important [[principle]], or even [[ideal]], in many religions. | ||
| − | In Buddhist and Hindu religious [[texts]] the opposite concept is expressed as ''[ | + | In Buddhist and Hindu religious [[texts]] the opposite concept is expressed as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up%C4%81d%C4%81na upādāna]'', translated as "attachment". Attachment, that is the inability to [[practice]] or [[embrace]] detachment, is viewed as the main [[obstacle]] towards a serene and fulfilled life. Many other spiritual [[traditions]] identify the lack of detachment with the continuous worries and restlessness produced by desire and [[personal]] [[ambitions]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detachment_%28philosophy%29] |
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| + | In psychology, ''emotional detachment'' can mean two different things. In the first [[meaning]], it refers to an "inability to [[connect]]" with others emotionally, as well as a means of dealing with [[anxiety]] by preventing certain situations that trigger it; it is often [[described]] as "emotional numbing" or dissociation, depersonalization or in its chronic form depersonalization disorder. In the second sense, it is a type of "mental assertiveness" that allows people to maintain their [[boundaries]] and psychic [[integrity]] when faced with the [[emotional]] demands of another person or group of [[persons]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_detachment] | ||
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| + | *'''''[[Attachment]]''''' | ||
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[[Category: Psychology]] | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:43, 12 December 2020
Definitions
- 1: the action or process of detaching : separation
- 2a : the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service
- b : the part so dispatched
- c : a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition
- 3a : indifference to worldly concerns : aloofness
Description
Detachment, also expressed as non-attachment, is a state in which a person overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things, people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective.
Detachment as release from desire and consequently from suffering is an important principle, or even ideal, in many religions.
In Buddhist and Hindu religious texts the opposite concept is expressed as upādāna, translated as "attachment". Attachment, that is the inability to practice or embrace detachment, is viewed as the main obstacle towards a serene and fulfilled life. Many other spiritual traditions identify the lack of detachment with the continuous worries and restlessness produced by desire and personal ambitions.[1]
In psychology, emotional detachment can mean two different things. In the first meaning, it refers to an "inability to connect" with others emotionally, as well as a means of dealing with anxiety by preventing certain situations that trigger it; it is often described as "emotional numbing" or dissociation, depersonalization or in its chronic form depersonalization disorder. In the second sense, it is a type of "mental assertiveness" that allows people to maintain their boundaries and psychic integrity when faced with the emotional demands of another person or group of persons.[2]