introjective
- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛktɪv/
- Specialized
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introyectivo
- An introjective person may unknowingly adopt the expectations and beliefs of their peers as their own.
- introjective depression
Examples
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In the present study, we considered only the scores on subscales for two of the depression factors defined by Blatt: dependency, reflecting anaclitic depression, and self-criticism, reflecting introjective depression.
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Other-oriented perfectionism was unrelated to introjective depression for either group.
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We also studied the interrelationships between marital satisfaction, anaclitic and introjective depression, and the three dimensions of perfectionism in both groups.
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As noted, the DEQ consists of questions dealing with a wide range of phenomenological experiences presumably linked to anaclitic and introjective depression, whereas other measures of depression focus on symptomatology and make no attempt to distinguish between different dimensions of depression.
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The significant negative correlation between self-oriented perfectionism and marital satisfaction for nonpregnant women, but not for pregnant women, parallels the difference between the two groups in the association between this aspect of perfectionism and introjective depression noted earlier.
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His introjective tendencies led him to mirror the attitudes of his friends without realizing it.
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In therapy, she learned how her introjective responses were shaping her self-image in relation to others.
Synonyms
Ideas or rules you accept from others without choosing, often from childhood
How Internalized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
introjective = introject (opaque) = intro + ject + ive
The adjective is formed from the verb 'introject' by suffixation, but both the verb and the combining form 'ject' are technical and unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Introjective comes from the parts in- 'into' and ject 'to throw', so it paints a picture of 'throwing in' someone else's ideas. Think of inject ('put into'); being introjective means you, often without thinking, take other people's beliefs or feelings into yourself, as if those ideas were 'thrown into' you.
