Findings, risk, and correction
Totalisation
Totalisering
Extended note
Totalisation may concern identity, role, diagnosis, model, institutional status, or another representation.
Limitations
Not the same as
- strong identity
- holistic assessment
- generalisation with documented scope
Related terms
Methodological relevance
Audit looks for scope transfer, predetermined interpretation, and resistance to limitation.
Sources and principal occurrence
Source note: T6, the section on totalisation.
- T6 — Self, Identity and RoleThe sustained theory document on the human being, self, identity, role, status, responsibility, and identity capture.
- Capture RiskThresholds for risk and capture.
Correct and incorrect use
Correct use
“The diagnosis becomes totalising when every action is interpreted through it.”
Incorrect or over-strong use
“A clear identity is always totalisation.”
Suggested citation
Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Totalisation”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.
APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Totalisation (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/totalisation/
MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Totalisation.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/totalisation/.
ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Totalisation.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/totalisation/.
IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Totalisation,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/totalisation/
CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Totalisation. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/totalisation/
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Revision note
- Document version
- 1.0
- First published
- 18 June 2026
First public edition.