Human isolation (disambiguation)

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Human isolation

In human context, isolation may refer to:

Remote and isolated community, a community that lacks the transportation links that would otherwise be considered normal
Solitude, a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people
Isolation (psychology), a defence mechanism in psychoanalytic theory first proposed by Sigmund Freud
Uncontacted tribes, people in isolation from the outside world
Isolation effect or Von Restorff effect, a psychological effect of distinctive items more easily 'remembered'
Incarceration, forcible confinement with a variety of denied freedoms under the authority of the state
- Isolation tank, a lightless, soundproof tank inside which subjects float in salt water at skin temperature
- Solitary confinement, a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact
Social isolation