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Watt S. (2018) Individuation. In: Zeigler-Hill V., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8
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“Within psychology, the term “individuation” is used in several different ways. In person perception, it refers to perceiving a person as a unique constellation of features rather than as a category representative. In psychoanalytic and developmental psychology it refers to one’s sense of identity as an individual, autonomous and separate person, and in family systems psychology, it concerns the degree to which a person maintains age-appropriate separateness and connectedness with their family. Finally, in perception and cognition, the individuation of objects refers to the ability to discern coherent objects from their surrounds, such that they can be counted.
The definition above reveals that “individuation” has different meanings in different domains of psychology. This encyclopedia entry provides a brief overview of individuation in person perception, psychoanalytic and developmental psychology, and family systems psychology. …”
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