systemhood

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noun

The state of being a system.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounsystemhood (plural systemhoods)

plural systemhoods

  1. The state of being a system.
    1. multiplicitySynonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
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      The community tends to be wary of people who cite an interest in psychology as motivation for connecting with us, but I think the fact that you've helped to establish healthy multiplicity as a recognised phenomenon will offset that wariness a lot. You might experience pushback, however, from communities who believe that systemhood can only happen as a result of trauma (this belief is called sysmedicalism).

      2024, Zarah Eve, anonymous quotee, “Systematic literature review and thematic synthesis” (chapter 3), in Exploring emerging multiplicity and psychosocial functioning: A constructivist grounded theory study (PhD thesis), Manchester Metropolitan University, page 70

      Synonyms: multiplicity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).

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