pronoun reversal

pronoun reversal

a speech phenomenon observed in children with autism, in which the child refers to himself or herself in the second or third person (e.g., you, him, she) while identifying others by first-person pronouns (e.g., me). Also called pronominal reversal.

Related Terms

passive-aggressive personality disorder

passive-aggressive personality disorder a personality disor...

prosencephalon

prosencephalon n. see forebrain.

apractagnosia

apractagnosia n. an impaired ability to organize, remember,...

collaborative evaluation

collaborative evaluation see participatory evaluation.

azapirone

azapirone n. any of a class of nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic...

nautilus eye

nautilus eye the eye of the nautilus mollusk, which is of p...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter P

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z