introject

A noun used in psychoanalysis to refer to the internalized image or values of parental figures that an individual takes in from childhood, often manifesting as an inner voice or conscience.

• 🇫🇷Nom utilisé en psychanalyse pour désigner une image ou des valeurs parentales intériorisées, que la personne assimile dès l'enfance et qui se manifestent souvent comme une voix intérieure ou une conscience morale.

1. Internalized parental figure C2 formal

   In psychoanalysis, an internal representation of a parental figure (and their values) that a person has absorbed during childhood, often influencing their conscience and inner voice.

   • His harsh inner critic is an introject of his demanding father.
   • The therapist helped her identify the negative introject that was causing her guilt.
   • Many people struggle to separate their own desires from the introjects of their parents.

   🇫🇷Introject parental

• introjects plural form
• introjects' possessive plural form
• introject's possessive singular form

A verb used in psychology to describe the process of unconsciously absorbing and adopting the attitudes, beliefs, or values of another person or group as one's own.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé en psychologie pour décrire le processus d'assimilation et d'adoption inconsciente d'attitudes, de croyances ou de valeurs d'une autre personne ou d'un groupe comme étant les siennes propres.

1. Unconscious incorporation C2 formal

   To unconsciously absorb and adopt the attitudes, ideas, or behaviors of others into one's own personality.

   • Children often introject their parents' values without realizing it.
   • The patient introjected the therapist's calm demeanor.
   • He introjected the criticism so deeply that it affected his self-esteem.

   🇫🇷introjection

   Synonymes: absorbassimilateincorporatetake in

• introjected past participle
• introjected past simple
• introjecting present participle
• introjects third person singular