Introjection
[,intrәu'dʒekʃәn]
Definition
(noun.) (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects.
(noun.) (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego.
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