introjection - 3 dictionary results
in⋅tro⋅jec⋅tion
[in-truh-jek-shuh
n] 
–noun Psychoanalysis.
| an unconscious psychic process by which a person incorporates into his or her own psychic apparatus the characteristics of another person or object. |
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| in·tro·ject
(ĭn'trə-jěkt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. To incorporate (characteristics of a person or object) into one's own psyche unconsciously. [Back-formation from introjection, from German Introjektion : Latin intrō-, intro- + Latin -iectiō, -iectiōn-, throwing (from iactus, past participle of iacere, to throw; see inject).] in'tro·jec'tion n. |
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| introjection | |
noun | |
| 1. | (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego |
| 2. | (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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