1. In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious incorporation of the values, attitudes, and qualities of another person into the individual's own ego structure.
  2. A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously (see unconscious), whereby loved or hated external objects are symbolically absorbed within oneself.  The converse of projection.  May serve as a defense against conscious recognition of intolerable hostile impulses.  For example, in severe depression, the individual may unconsciously direct unacceptable hatred or aggression toward herself or himself.  Related to the more primitive fantasy of oral incorporation.
    Source: Edgerton, Jane E. 1994. American Psychiatric Glossary, 7th Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press










   

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