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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
introject

1925, probably a back-formation from introjection. Related: Introjected; introjecting.

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introject

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.

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introject

  1. 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

  2. v. incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously

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.