internalization
noun /ɪnˌtɜːnəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌtɜːrnələˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also internalisation)
[uncountable] (specialist)- the act of making a feeling, an attitude or a belief part of the way you think and behave
- the internalization of feelings of hopelessness