internalization
noun/ɪnˌtɜːnəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌtɜːrnələˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also internalisation)
[uncountable] (specialist)- the act of making a feeling, an attitude or a belief part of the way you think and behave
- the internalization of feelings of hopelessness
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