Definitions for intellectualization
in·tel·lec·tu·al·iza·tion

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1. intellectualization, intellectualisationnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict

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1. intellectualizationnoun

   the act or process of intellectualizing

2. intellectualizationnoun

   an instance of such a process

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1. Intellectualization

   In psychology, intellectualization (intellectualisation) is a defense mechanism by which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress – where thinking is used to avoid feeling. It involves emotionally removing one's self from a stressful event. Intellectualization may accompany, but is different from, rationalization, the pseudo-rational justification of irrational acts.Intellectualization is one of Sigmund Freud's original defense mechanisms. Freud believed that memories have both conscious and unconscious aspects, and that intellectualization allows for the conscious analysis of an event in a way that does not provoke anxiety.

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1. intellectualization

   Intellectualization is a psychological defense mechanism where a person uses reasoning and logical thinking to block or avoid confronting uncomfortable or distressing emotions, thoughts, or behaviors. It involves detaching oneself emotionally from a situation by dealing with it in a purely analytical or factual manner. Rather than dealing with the emotional aspects or potentially painful psychological elements, an individual might focus purely on the intellectual components.

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1. Intellectualization

   Intellectualization is a defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress where thinking is used to avoid feeling. It involves removing one's self, emotionally, from a stressful event. Intellectualization may accompany, but is different from rationalization, the pseudo-rational justification of irrational acts. Intellectualization is one of Freud's original defense mechanisms. Freud believed that memories have both conscious and unconscious aspects, and that intellectualization allows for the conscious analysis of an event in a way that does not provoke anxiety.

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1. • Defense Mechanism
   • Psychiatry

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intellectualization in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of intellectualization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intellectualization
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intellectualization
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectualization
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=intellectualization