1. the process of incorporating external ideas, values, or norms into one's own internal belief system or consciousness
Usage: common in psychology and sociology; also spelled 'interiorisation' in British English
2. in philosophy and phenomenology, the act of bringing something external into the realm of inner experience or consciousness
Usage: formal or academic usage

Examples

• The interiorization of cultural values begins in childhood through family interactions.
• Through repeated exposure and reflection, the student achieved interiorization of the mathematical principles.
• The therapist explained how interiorization of parental expectations can affect adult behavior.
• Interiorization of social norms happens gradually as individuals mature.
• The research examined the interiorization of gender roles across different societies.
• Meditation practices facilitate the interiorization of mindfulness into daily life.