"Distinct from the normal
<p><em>“Distinct from the normal-pathological {axis}, dissociation connotes two distinct sets of phenomena whose relationship remains uncertain – {faculty} dissociation and multiplicity – and which commonly co-occur. “Faculty dissociation” implies a disruption in the normal integration of the psychological faculties or functioning of a given consciousness with a sense of self. Multiplicity implies the presence of more than one centre of consciousness, more than one self” (Dell & O’Neil, 2009).</em></p>
<p>{axis} a point or continuum on which something centers determined (Merriam-Webster Unabridged, 2017).</p>
<p>{faculty} obsolete <strong>:</strong> personal characteristics or capacity <strong>:</strong><a href="http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/unabridged/disposition"><strong>disposition</strong></a></p>