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Meaning of INTROJECTION

Pronunciation:  `intru'jekshun

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (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
  2. [n]  (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
 
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 See Also: incorporation, internalisation, internalization

 

 

 

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