Psychiatry and Psychology

Dehumanization

The process by which a person or group of persons comes to be regarded or treated as lacking in human qualities.

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Abstract

The process by which a person or group of persons comes to be regarded or treated as lacking in human qualities.

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  • Dehumanisation

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2003

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  1. F01.145.813w.191w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dehumanization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032981. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032981
  2. Dehumanization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehumanization
  3. Dehumanization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3495037