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internalization

internalization \internalization\ n. 1. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself.

Syn: incorporation.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
internalization

1853, from internal + -ization.

Wiktionary
internalization

n. the process of internalizing something

WordNet
internalization

n. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself [syn: internalisation, incorporation]

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Internalization

Internalization ( or internalisation) has different definitions depending on the field that the term is used in. Internalization is the opposite of externalization. Generally, internalization describes the psychological outcome of a conscious mind reasoning about a specific subject; the subject is internalized, and the consideration of the subject is internal. Internalization of ideals might take place following religious conversion, or in the process of, more generally, moral conversion. Internalization is directly associated with learning within an organism (or business) and recalling what has been learned.

Usage examples of "internalization".

It is a struggle within intrapsychic world of internalizations and introjects.

This progressive internalization is a cornerstone of psychoanalytic developmental psychology (from Hartmann to Blanck and Blanck to Kernberg to Kohut).

Arnold said it was because his mind wandered off into its own internalizations and lost logical continuity.

However, it was the internalization of Chief Frost's teachings that forced me to finally turn the corner on my beliefs.