1. incorporated into one’s own personality or psyche, especially unconsciously adopting external attitudes or values as one’s own
Usage: psychology

Examples

• The child had introjected her parents’ critical voices and now constantly judged herself harshly.
• His introjected beliefs about success came from years of societal pressure.
• The therapist helped her recognize which values were truly hers versus those that were introjected from others.
• She realized her perfectionism was largely introjected from her demanding upbringing.
• The introjected shame made it difficult for him to accept compliments.
• Through therapy, she learned to distinguish between her authentic feelings and introjected emotions.