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externalization
is a kind of:
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
»
neurotic defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
»
neurotic defense mechanism
In
psychoanalytic
theory the
defense mechanism
, similar to
projection
, that operates by attribution of
intrapsychic
phenomena to an
object
.
Blame
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
See also:
- Choose -
alienation
externalize feelings and thoughts
internalization
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy