Introjection
Introjection
is a process of extraversion, since assimilation to the object requires empathy
and an investment of the object with
libido. A passive and an active
introjection may be distinguished:
transference phenomena in the treatment of
the neuroses belong to the former category, and, in general, all cases where the
object exercises a compelling influence on the subject, while empathy as a
process of adaptation belongs to the latter category.