internalization

Other forms: internalizations

Definitions of internalization

1. noun

   learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
   synonyms: incorporation, internalisation

   types:

   introjection

   (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects

   introjection

   (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego

   type of:

   acquisition, learning

   the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge