Glossary I

ISB is the abbreviations of Incomplete Sentences Blank which refers to the best known and most widely used of the sentence completion techniques, consisting of 40 sentence stems.

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Ischemia is a deficiency of blood supply to the heart due to obstruction or constriction of the coronary arteries; often associated with chest pain.

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Ishihara plates refer to a display of colored dots used to test for the presence of color deficiency. The dots are colored so that people with normal (trichromatic) color vision can perceive numbers in the plate, but people with color deficiency cannot perceive these numbers or perceive different numbers than someone with trichromatic vision.

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Deutsch: Insel / Español: Islote / Português: Ilhota / Français: Îlot / Italiano: Isolotto

In psychology, the term islet is not commonly used. However, in rare instances, it might metaphorically refer to isolated cognitive or behavioural patterns that stand apart from other more integrated functions within the mind. These "islets” could represent pockets of behaviour, memory, or mental processes that remain unaffected by broader cognitive impairments or developmental issues.

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Islet cells refer to the part of the pancreas that produces glucagon and insulin.

Isochromosome is defined as an abnormal karyotype characterized by identical arms on the X (female) chromosome. The chromosomal anomaly is associated with Turner's syndrome.

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Isodensity in the psychology context refers to a state of emotional or psychological equilibrium where an individual experiences a balanced and stable level of emotions, thoughts, or behaviors. It implies a state of harmony and balance within the psychological aspects of a person's life. Achieving isodensity is often seen as a desirable goal in mental well-being and emotional stability.

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Isodensity curve refers to an ellipse on a scatterplot or two (2) dimensional scatter diagram that encircles a specified proportion of the cases constituting particular groups.