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Definitions of idealisation in various dictionaries:
noun - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
noun - something that exists only as an idea
noun - a portrayal of something as ideal
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Alternative spelling of idealization. |
a portrayal of something as ideal |
something that exists only as an idea |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |
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In psychoanalytic theory, when an individual is unable to integrate difficult feelings, specific defenses are mobilized to overcome what the individual perceives as an unbearable situation. The defense that helps in this process is called splitting. Splitting is the tendency to view events or people as either all bad or all good. When viewing people as all good, the individual is said to be using the defense mechanism idealization: a mental mechanism in which the person attributes exaggeratedly positive qualities to the self or others. When viewing people as all bad, the individual employs devaluation: attributing exaggeratedly negative qualities to the self or others. * In child development, idealization and devaluation are quite normal. During the childhood development stage, individuals become capable of perceiving others as complex structures, containing both good and bad components. If the development stage is interrupted (by early childhood trauma, for example), these defense mecha |