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I0110800 (ĭn′də-vĭj′o͞o-ā′shən)n.1. The act or process of individuating, especially the process by which social individuals become differentiated one from the other.2. The condition of being individuated; individuality.3. Philosophy a. The development of the individual from the general or universal.b. The distinction or determination of the individual within the general or universal.4. In Jungian psychology, the gradual integration and unification of the self through the resolution of successive layers of psychological conflict.5. Embryology Formation of distinct organs or structures through the interaction of adjacent tissues.

individuation

(ˌɪndɪˌvɪdjʊˈeɪʃən) n1. the act or process of individuating2. (Psychology) (in the psychology of Jung) the process by which the wholeness of the individual is established through the integration of consciousness and the collective unconscious3. (Zoology) zoology the development of separate but mutually interdependent units, as in the development of zooids forming a colony

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n. 1. the act of individuating. 2. the state of being individuated; individual existence; individuality. 3. Philos. the development of the individual from the general. [1620–30]

individuation

the act or process of becoming an individual or distinct entity.See also: Self

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Noun	1.	individuation - discriminating the individual from the generic group or speciesindividualisation, individualizationdiscrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
	2.	individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"individualism, individualitytrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturesingularity, uniqueness - the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"distinctiveness, specialness, specialty, peculiarity, speciality - a distinguishing trait

individuation

[in″dĭ-vid″u-a´shun] 1. the process of developing individual characteristics.2. differential regional activity in the embryo occurring in response to organizer influence.3. in jungian psychology, the process of maturation and development and realization of the individual personality. In immature personalities, the process of individuation and self-realization is delayed. See also jung.

in·di·vid·u·a·tion

(in'di-vid'yū-ā'shŭn), 1. Development of the individual from the specific. 2. In jungian psychology, the process by which one's personality is differentiated, developed, and expressed. 3. Regional activity in an embryo as a response to an organizer.

individuation

(ĭn′də-vĭj′o͞o-ā′shən)n.1. The act or process of individuating, especially the process by which social individuals become differentiated one from the other.2. The condition of being individuated; individuality.3. In Jungian psychology, the gradual integration and unification of the self through the resolution of successive layers of psychological conflict.4. Embryology Formation of distinct organs or structures through the interaction of adjacent tissues.

in·di·vid·u·a·tion

(in'di-vij'yū-ā'shŭn) 1. Development of the individual from the specific. 2. jungian psychology The process by which one's personality is differentiated, developed, and expressed. 3. Regional activity in an embryo as a response to an organizer.

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