introjection
The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own…The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.
Introjektion
(broadly, countable, uncountable)The process of forming a headmate who is in some way from another source.
- (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
- (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From intro-, by analogy with projection and interjection.From intro-, by analogy with projection and interjection.
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Forms
plural: introjections| Singular | introjection |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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