Look up: introjection

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   introjection
   [n] - (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values 2. [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
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   introjection
   A psychological defense mechanism involving appropriation of an external happening and its assimilation by the personality, making it a part of the self. ... Origin: intro-+ L. Jacto, to throw ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   introjection
   noun (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
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   Introjection
   `Introjection` is a psychological process where the subject replicates in itself behaviors, attributes or other fragments of the surrounding world, especially of other subjects. Cognate concepts are identification, incorporation and internalization. According to the psychoanalyst Freud, the ego and the superego are constructed by introjecting external behavioral patterns into the subject's own persona. Introjection is also the name of a defense...
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   introjection
   (in″tro-jek´shәn) a type of defense mechanism in which loved or hated external objects are “absorbed” into the self in order to reduce anxiety from fear of loss (in the case of a loved object) or from fear of hostile or aggressive characteristics getting out of control (in the case of a hated obj...
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   Introjection
   (Lat. intro. within + jacere, to throw) In Epistemology, theory of the knowledge process, that objects of knowledge are represented in consciousness by images. A name given by R. Avenarius (1843-1896) to the doctrine of perception which he rejected. The doctrine of representative perception. In psychology, the ascription to material objects of som...
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