Introject

/ɪntɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛkt/

Synonyms for "introject" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
incorporateinternal object

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
internalizationinternalizeinternalized objectintrojected object

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries
changecognitive processcultural assimilationinternal objectmental representationpsychoanalytic conceptpsychodynamic representationpsychological constructpsychological processsocialization processvalue

More specific

9 entries
absorbed attitudesadopted normsassimilated beliefsinternalized caregiver imageinternalized normsinternalized parent imageinternalized standardsintrojected objectnormalized roles

Collocations

12 entries
defense mechanisminternal objectintroject attitudesintroject beliefsintroject moral standardsintroject normsintroject parental attitudesintroject valuesintrojected objectintrojection conceptobject relations theorypsychoanalytic concept

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

7 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sometimes the attempt was made to reduce the inner to the outer world (Condillac, Mach, Avenarius, materialism); sometimes the outer to the inner world (Descartes, Berkeley, Fichte); sometimes the sphere of the absolute to the others (e.g., by trying to infer causally the essence and existence of something divine in general); […]; sometimes the general differentiation of subject and object to pregivenness of the co- or 'fellow-man', to whom an environmental element—as, for instance, 'this tree' — is supposed to be introjected, followed by subsequent introjection by the observer to himself (Avenarius); sometimes one's own body to a merely associative coordination of the self-perception of the own self and organ sensations with the own body as perceived from outside.

Source: wiktionary

When introjects are weak (or even absent), an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.

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Repetitious comments are other examples of introjects that we take on as if they were truths. These include: You're lazy; you're selfish; you'll never amount to anything; […]

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