VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / introjection

Thesaurus: introjection

(psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

aspectsdefinitioninternalizationdefinitionexternaldefinitionfiguresdefinitionformationdefinitionfunctionsdefinitioninternalizeddefinitionleadsdefinitionobjectsdefinitionparentdefinitionpersonsdefinitionpsychoanalysisdefinitionpsychologicaldefinitionpsychologydefinitionrepresentationdefinitionselfdefinitionsuperegodefinitiontakesdefinitiontheirdefinitionunconsciousdefinitionvaluesdefinitionwaydefinitionwithindefinitionworlddefinitionintroductorinessfamilyintroductoryfamilyintroductressfamilyintroflexedfamily

Definitions

  1. n. (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
  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
  3. n:100 n. (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego 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