The process of making something internal or incorporating it into one's own beliefs, attitudes, or values.
The internalization of cultural norms can significantly influence an individual's behavior.
The process by which a company or organization incorporates a function or process that was previously outsourced.
The internalization of the customer service department helped the company improve its response times.
In psychoanalytic and developmental psychology, the unconscious mental process by which external objects, qualities, or standards are incorporated into the individual’s personality or psyche.
According to object-relations theory, early internalization of parental figures shapes later relationships.