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individuation

in·di·vid·u·a·tion [ ìndə vìjjoo áysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. act of making separate: the act or process of making somebody or something separate and distinct from others

2. process of psychological development: in Jungian psychology, the development of the self, achieved by resolving the conflicts arising at life's transitional stages, in particular the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Jung believed this process could not be completed until middle age.

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