Introjection

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1. Noun

(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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2. Noun

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