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systemhood en · NOUN

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Etymology

From system + -hood.

Meanings

1. The state of being a system.
2. (qualifier:multiplicity) The state of being a system. ▸ Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
   • 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:

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multiplicity