| individual | Marked by a distinctness and a complexity within a unity that characterises organised things, concepts, organic beings and persons. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| individual differences | In clinical psychology, deviations of individuals from the group average or from each other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual psychology | A theory of human behaviour emphasizing humans' social nature, strivings for mastery, and drive to overcome, by compensation, feelings of inferiority. Synonym: adlerian psychoanalysis, adlerian psychology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual therapy | A psychotherapeutic session involving only two persons, the therapist and the patient. Compare: group psychotherapy. Synonym: individual therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual tolerance | Tolerance to a drug that the person has never received before. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individualism | 1. The quality of being individual; individuality; personality. 2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness. "The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism." (Ed. Rev) Origin: Cf. F. Individualisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| individuality | Those psychological characteristics which differentiate individuals from one another. (12 Dec 1998) |