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Subliminally adopt another's characteristics
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introject
Word definitions for introject in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (psychoanalysis) a parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized v. incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1925, probably a back-formation from introjection . Related: Introjected ; introjecting .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context psychology English) An element of another person that is unconsciously incorporated into one's psyche. vb. (context psychology English) To unconsciously incorporate into one's psyche.
Usage examples of introject.
It is a struggle within intrapsychic world of internalizations and introjects.
Once a child introjects a mother or father image, that structure can remain there for the rest of that child's life.