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Externalization
Externalization meaning
The process of making something external, or visible from the outside. | A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization. | In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.
Synonyms of Externalization
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It enabled better thought before externalization?
Because responsibility or consequence for self-directed action lies partly outside the self, an element of externalization is involved.
Externalization can also be used in the context of a corporation.
Like other defense mechanisms, externalization is a protection against anxiety and is, therefore, part of a healthy, normally functioning mind.