I believe this is essentially the opposite of "projection," and is similar to "identification." It is taking something external, be it an object or an aspect of another person's personality, and making an internalization of it. For the infant, the first external object to be "introjected" might be the mother's breast, for example. Someone else on this list may have a better or more technical definition, as I'm working from already overtaxed semantic memory system.
Mike Lee On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Donald Kober wrote: > Dear TIPS, > A student is doing work on Freudian defense mechanisms. He > would like information on "Introjection". An example would also be helpful. > Can anybody help??? > > Thanks, > > Don Kober > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
