Glossary I

Glossary I

Identity versus Role confusion refers to a conflict of adolescence that involves the need to establish a personal identity.

- Identity vs. identity confusion: - Identity vs. identity confusion (adolescence) :

Englisch: Erik Erikson 's Theory of Psychosocial Development stages
Identity vs. identity confusion (adolescence) refers to the 5th stage of Erik Erikson's theory of Psychosocial development where the adolescents are confronted with questions about life style and life direction.

Ideographic development refers to individual variations in the rate, extent, or direction of development.

Ideomotor apraxia is defined as Motor Apraxia which refers to an inability to access a stored motor sequence or an inability to relay that information to the motor association areas. An example is the inability to show how one would make a telephone call from beginning to end.

Idiographic approach refers to the approach that emphasizes individual differences over general behavioral principles.

Idiographic Case Formulation refers to an approach to case formulation or assessment that emphasizes the detailed representation of the individual child or family as a unique entity.

Idiographic research is defined as the intensive study of a relatively small number of subjects using a variety of assessment techniques.

Idiomorphs refers to a sound or sound sequence used consistently by a child to refer to someone or something even though it is not the sound sequence conventionally used in the language for that purpose.