Depersonalization Under Academic Stress: Frequency, Predictors, and Consequences

Conclusion: Results are limited by the non-random sampling and the small sample size of Study 2. However, by showing that depersonalization contributes to the processes the maintenance of test anxiety, the findings confirm that depersonalization – normally understood as an adaptive mechanism to cope with stressful events – can become maladaptive.Psychopathology
Source: Psychopathology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research