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Individuation
Individuation A process of differentiation, the end result of which is development of the individual personality that is separate and distinct from all others.
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Differentiation
The process whereby an unspecialized early embryonic cell or stem cell acquires the features of a specialized cell, such as a heart, liver, or muscle cell.
Development
The process of growth and differentiation.
Personality
The uniqueness that characterizes an individual as a person as compared with, and in response to others, with respect to consistency or inconsistency of behavior and life-style.
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Indian Creek Nursing Center
The Indian Creek Nursing Center is a hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States.
Indian doctor
A doctor who, being or not a citizen of that country, has been admitted to practice medicine in India.
Indian River Memorial Hospital
Indian River Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Vero Beach, Florida (USA).
Indian Valley Hospital
The Indian Valley Hospital is a hospital in Plumas, California, United States.
Indiana Hospital
The Indiana Hospital is a hospital in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, United States.
Indiana Regional Medical Center-TCC
The Indiana Regional Medical Center-TCC is a hospital in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.
Indiana University Medical Center
Indiana University Medical Center is a hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA).
Indianapolis clinic
A medical clinic in the city of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis doctor
A medical doctor who can practice medicine in the city of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis doctors
All doctors near Indianapolis, the United States of America. Doctors who can assist a patient in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis hospitals
All the hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities in the city of Indianapolis.
Indiclor
Indiclor is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): indium in 111 chloride.
Indigestion
Impaired digestion, especially after eating.
Indium in 111 chloride
Indium in 111 chloride is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): indium in 111 chloride.
Indium in-111 oxyquinoline
Indium in-111 oxyquinoline is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): indium in-111 oxyquinoline.
Individualized family service plan (IFSP)
A group of services available for families with a child under the age of 2 who has a disability or chronic illness.
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Idiot savant
A person with gross mental retardation who nonetheless is capable of performing certain remarkable feats in sharply circumscribed intellectual areas, such as calendar calculation or puzzle solving.
Illusion
A misperception or misinterpretation of a real external stimulus, such as hearing the rustling of leaves as the sound of voices. See also hallucination.
Inappropriate affect
An affect type that represents an unusual affective expression that does not match with the content of what is being said or thought.
Incoherence
Speech or thinking that is essentially incomprehensible to others because words or phrases are joined together without a logical or meaningful connection. This disturbance occurs within clauses, in contrast to derailment, in which the disturbance is between clauses. This has sometimes been referred to as "word salad" to convey the degree of linguistic disorganization. Mildly ungrammatical constructions or idiomatic usages characteristic of particular regional or cultural backgrounds, lack of education, or low intelligence should not be considered incoherence. The term is generally not applied when there is evidence that the disturbance in speech is due to an aphasia.
Incorporation
A primitive defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which the psychic representation of a person, or parts of the person, is figuratively ingested.
Individuation
Indoleamine
One of a group of biogenic amines (e.g., serotonin) that contains a five-membered, nitrogen-containing indole ring and an amine group within its chemical structure. inhibition Behavioral evidence of an unconscious defense against forbidden instinctual drives; may interfere with or restrict specific activities.
Initial insomnia
Difficulty in falling asleep.
Instinct
An inborn drive. The primary human instincts include self-preservation, sexuality, and according to some proponents the death instinct, of which aggression is one manifestation.
Integration
The useful organization and incorporation of both new and old data, experience, and emotional capacities into the personality. Also refers to the organization and amalgamation of functions at various levels of psychosexual development.
Intellectualization
A mental mechanism in which the person engages in excessive abstract thinking to avoid confrontation with conflicts or disturbing feelings.
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