"Idealization" redirects here. For the term used in the philosophy of science, see Idealization (philosophy of science). For the term used in sociology, see Idealization (sociology). For the algebra term, see principle of idealization.
Psychoanalytic theory posits that an individual unable to integrate difficult feelings mobilizes specific defenses to overcome these feelings, which the individual perceives to be unbearable. The defense that effects (brings about) this process is called splitting. Splitting is the tendency to view events or people as either all bad or all good.[1] When viewing people as all good, the individual is said to be using the defense mechanism idealization: a mental mechanism in which the person attributes exaggeratedly positive qualities to the self or others. When viewing people as all bad, the individual employs devaluation: attributing exaggeratedly negative qualities to the self or others[citation needed].
In child development, idealization and devaluation are quite normal. During the childhood development stage, individuals become capable of perceiving others as complex structures, containing both good and bad components. If the development stage is interrupted (by early childhood trauma, for example), these defense mechanisms may persist into adulthood.[citation needed]
bolstering idealizationanddevaluation. At this stage idealization is associated with borderline pathology. At the other end of the continuum, idealization is...
propaganda Dehumanization Delegitimization Demonizing the enemy Idealizationanddevaluation Scapegoating The reverse is found in Buddhist texts which similarly...
engage in idealizationanddevaluation of others – that is to idealizeand subsequently devalue others – oscillating between extreme admiration and profound...
estrangement Idealizationanddevaluation Middle Group Object relations theory Transitional object D. W. Winnicott, The Child, the Family, and the Outside...
model of addiction Florence Nightingale effect Folie à deux Idealizationanddevaluation Limerence Love addiction Love at first sight New relationship...
discourses for the purpose of creating ethos with their audience. Idealizationanddevaluation Joseph J. Sandler Luce Irigaray Minimization Phallocentrism W...
Relationship instability in BPD typically involves rapid shifts between idealizationanddevaluation, whereas in C-PTSD, it stems from difficulty forming close connections...
power and control Culture of fear Domestic violence Gaslighting Idealizationanddevaluation Intermittent reinforcement Love bombing Narcissistic abuse Psychological...
boredom, unstable and chaotic interpersonal relationships, often characterized by alternating between extremes of idealizationanddevaluation, also known as...
idealizationanddevaluationand of denial. NPD shares properties with borderline personality disorder, including social stigma, unclear causes and prevalence...
— the idealizationanddevaluation of the non-European Other derived from the mirror logic of the Enlightenment belief that "men, everywhere and in all...
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time and pressure for very rapid commitment. Psychiatrist Dale Archer identifies the phases of love bombing with the acronym IDD: "Intense Idealization, Devaluation...
consumption, turbulent relationships, reckless behavior, and hasty idealization or devaluation of Joel, Clementine seems to exhibit traits of borderline...
are several processes that people may use, such as devaluationandidealization of self-image and others-image, as well as omnipotence. These mechanisms...
stronger currency. The indebted lower classes did not benefit from the devaluation, as the high inflation ate into the purchasing power of their money....
opposed glorification andidealization of rural life. The "Heimat-movement" thereby sharply opposed the ideas of progress and Enlightenment. In the 19th...
late 1980s and early 90s. During a rare visit in 2006, Kim expressed admiration for China's rapid economic progress. An unsuccessful devaluation of the North...
solidarity and brotherhood were at their peak. Compared to the abatement of 1939, this enthusiasm for war is explained by an idealization of war, possible...
systematic racism that was, and still is, often hidden from the public eye in Western society. Racism 'works' by encouraging the devaluation of self-identity by...
minted before Nero's devaluation. Trajan's devaluation may have had a political intent, enabling planned increases in civil and military spending. Trajan...
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