内化 (Internalization)

Internalization has different definitions depending on the field that the term is used in. Internalization is the opposite of externalization. Generally, internalization describes the psychological outcome of a concious mind reasoning about a specific subject; the subject is internalized, and the consideration of the subject is internal. In sciences such as PSYCHOLOGY and SOCIOLOGY, internalization involves the integration of attitudes, values, standards and the opinions of others into one's own identity or sense of self. In psychoanalytic theory, internalization is a process involving the formation of the super ego. In sciences such as BIOLOGY, internalization is another term for endocytosis, in which molecules such as proteins are engulfed by the cell membrane and drawn into the cell.