Introjection

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  introjection
       n 1: (sychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures
            and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
       2: (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the
          world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in
          such a way that the internalized representation takes over


          the psychological functions of the external objects