externalisation

Projecting something outside

Externalisation is the British spelling of externalization—the act of making internal things outward or visible.

In psychology, it means projecting inner feelings onto external causes: His anger was an externalisation of deeper insecurity.

In business, it refers to outsourcing functions to external parties.

The verb is externalise.

expression

articulation

Clear vocal expression

voicing · enunciation · manifestation · embodiment · concretization · objectification · materialization · actualization · realization · crystallization

psychology

projection

Something that extends outward

sublimation · rationalization · repression · denial · transference · countertransference · introjection · unconscious · catharsis · self-awareness

business

outsourcing

Third-party task delegation

vendors · BPO · nearshoring · reshoring · procurement · supply-chain · freelancing · consultants · manufacturing · services

expansion

globalization

Worldwide economic and cultural integration

extension · scaling · territorial · diversification · broadening · reach · internationalization · cross-border

economics

pollution

Environmental harm from waste

subsidization

Opposites
direction of psychological/cognitive process

externalisationinternalisation

Absorbing into oneself

internalization · insourcing · introjection · self-blame · introspection

organizational/business strategy

externalisationinternalisation

Absorbing into oneself

internalization · insourcing · vertical integration · self-reliance

expression vs. containment

externalisationinternalisation

Absorbing into oneself

internalization · suppression · repression · containment · bottling up

Family

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