Isolation
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Isolation may refer to:
  • Human isolation (disambiguation)
    • Solitude
      Solitude
      Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation .Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one...

    • Solitary confinement
      Solitary confinement
      Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes employed as a form of punishment beyond incarceration for a prisoner, and has been cited as an additional...

    • Isolation (psychology)
      Isolation (psychology)
      Isolation is a defence mechanism in psychoanalytic theory, whereby the person "isolates" the unpleasant idea from the normal emotional response. For example, describing a murder in graphic details without an emotional involvement invokes isolation....

    • Uncontacted tribes, people in isolation from the outside world
    • Isolation tank
      Isolation tank
      An isolation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank inside which subjects float in salt water at skin temperature. They were first used by John C. Lilly in 1954 to test the effects of sensory deprivation. Such tanks are now also used for meditation and relaxation and in alternative medicine. The...

    • Isolation effect, also known as the Von Restorff effect
      Von Restorff effect
      The Von Restorff effect , also called the isolation effect, predicts that an item that "stands out like a sore thumb" is more likely to be remembered than other items....

      , a psychological effect of distinctive items more easily 'remembered'

  • Isolation (health care)
    Isolation (health care)
    In health care, isolation refers to various measures taken to prevent contagious diseases from being spread from a patient to other patients, health care workers, and visitors, or from others to a particular patient...

  • Isolationism
    Isolationism
    Isolationism is the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by...

    , in politics
  • Isolating language
    Isolating language
    An isolating language is a type of language with a low morpheme-per-word ratio — in the extreme case of an isolating language words are composed of a single morpheme...

  • Topographic isolation
    Topographic isolation
    The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...

  • Reproductive isolation
    Reproductive isolation
    The mechanisms of reproductive isolation or hybridization barriers are a collection of mechanisms, behaviors and physiological processes that prevent the members of two different species that cross or mate from producing offspring, or which ensure that any offspring that may be produced is not...

    , in population genetics, prevents members of two different species cross or mate and produce offspring
  • Isolation level, in database systems
  • Vibration isolation
    Vibration isolation
    Vibration isolation is the process of isolating an object, such as a piece of equipment, from the source of vibrations.-Passive isolation:Passive vibration isolation systems consist essentially of a mass, spring and damper ....

    , in engineering

Entertainment

  • "Isolation" (John Lennon song)
    Isolation (John Lennon song)
    "Isolation" is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.-Personnel:The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows:*John Lennon – vocals, piano, organ...

    , 1970
  • "Isolation" (Joy Division song)
    Isolation (Joy Division song)
    "Isolation" is a 1980 song appearing on the post-punk band Joy Division's second album, Closer. The song is based upon an industrial beat by Stephen Morris, accompanied by a high-pitched keyboard line by Bernard Sumner...

    , 1980
  • "Isolation" (Alter Bridge song)
    Isolation (Alter Bridge song)
    "Isolation" is a song written and performed by Alter Bridge, released as the first single from their third album, AB III, and is their most successful single to date. It was made available as a digital download on September 26, 2010 in the United Kingdom by Roadrunner Records and October 25, 2010...

    , 2010
  • "Isolation" (Kreator song), 1995
  • Isolation (Toto album)
    Isolation (Toto album)
    Allmusic's review praised the performances of Jeff Porcaro, David Paich, and Steve Lukather in passing but dismissed Isolation as "a Journey clone album, minus the aching ballads that had made Journey such a success."-Track listing:...

    , 1984
  • Isolation (Fear My Thoughts album)
    Isolation (Fear My Thoughts album)
    Isolation is an album by Fear My Thoughts.-Track listing:#"Isolation" – 1:14#"The Blind Walk Over The Edge" – 4:23#"The Hunted" – 4:34#"Number By The Beast" – 4:41#"Bound and Weakened" – 3:54#"Through The Eyes Of God" – 6:20#"Death Chamber" – 6:54...

    , 2008
  • Isolation (Carpathian album)
    Isolation (Carpathian album)
    Isolation is the second studio album by Australian hardcore punk band Carpathian. The album peaked at No. 19 on the Australian ARIA Charts. The song "'Permanent" takes lyrics from "Something Must Break" by Joy Division. The title track and "Ceremony" also share their names with Joy Division songs....

    , 2008
  • Isolation (2005 film), an Irish horror film
  • Isolation (2009 film), a British documentary film
  • Isolation (illusion)
    Isolation (illusion)
    In contact juggling, poi spinning, hooping and other types of object manipulation, an isolation is an illusion whereby a prop appears to float in space, with the performer's hands and body moving around it...

    , an illusion whereby a prop appears to float in space
  • Isolation (poker)
    Isolation (poker)
    In poker, an isolation play is usually a raise designed to encourage one or more players to fold, specifically for the purpose of making the hand a one-on-one contest with a specific opponent...

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