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In psychology, introjection (also known as identification or internalization)[1] is the unconscious adoption of the thoughts or personality traits of others.[2] It occurs as a normal part of development, such as a child taking on parental values and attitudes. It can also be a defense mechanism in situations that arouse anxiety.[2]
It has been associated with both normal and pathological development.[1]
^ abJaffe, Charles M. (24 August 2018). "Introjection in Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Therapy". Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_12-1. ISBN 978-3-319-15877-8. S2CID 220278667.
^ ab"The American Psychological Association Dictionary of Psychology". www.apa.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 30 October 2021. a process in which an individual unconsciously incorporates... the attitudes, values, and qualities of another person or a part of another person's personality. Introjection may occur, for example, in the mourning process for a loved one.
In psychology, introjection (also known as identification or internalization) is the unconscious adoption of the thoughts or personality traits of others...
as shame dumping. Projection has been described as an early phase of introjection. A prominent precursor in the formulation of the projection principle...
possessed by them. This phenomenon has been noted in gaslighting (see Introjection § Gaslighting). The objects (feelings, attitudes) extruded in projective...
abnormal object-relation. The effect of introjection on object relations is equally important. The introjection of the good object, first of all the mother's...
development Developmental psychology Human development Identity formation Introjection Love Maternal bond Nature versus nurture Parental investment Paternal...
Martin Heidegger, aimed at deconstructing the subject–object distinction Introjection vs assimilation in Fritz and Laura Perls' gestalt therapy – analogous...
regression, reaction formation, isolation of affect, undoing, projection, introjection, turning against the self, reversal into the opposite, and sublimation...
Freud's notion that only introjection takes place in early experience. Thus Perls made assimilation, as opposed to introjection, a focal theme in his work...
relationships with significant others. Klein discusses the concept of introjection, creating a mental representation of external objects; and projection...
development Developmental psychology Human development Identity formation Introjection Love Maternal bond Nature versus nurture Parental investment Paternal...
repression, regression, reaction formation, isolation, undoing, projection, introjection, turning against one's own person, reversal into the opposite, and sublimation...
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