Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences |
Editors | V. Zeigler-Hill, T. K. Shackelford |
Publisher | Springer |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319246123 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 21 Feb 2017 |
Abstract / Description of output
Introjection as a defense mechanism refers to the internalization of mental representations attributed to an external object, or the so-called introject, introjected object, or internal object
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Identification
- incorporation
- internalization