externalization

Projecting feelings outside

Externalization is the act of making something internal become external—expressing inner thoughts outwardly, or attributing internal feelings to outside causes.

In psychology, it often means projecting one's emotions onto others: His anger at himself became externalized as criticism of everyone around him.

In business, externalization refers to outsourcing costs or functions: The company's externalization of waste disposal shifted the burden to taxpayers.

expression

articulation

Clear vocal expression

verbalization · utterance · demonstration · display · outpouring · revelation · conveyance · depiction · portrayal · showing

psychology

projection

Something that extends outward

denial · repression · suppression · blame · scapegoating · transference · countertransference · psychoanalysis · unconscious · ego

business

outsourcing

Third-party task delegation

scalability · procurement · logistics · partnerships · licensing · franchising · globalization · delegation · BPO

communication

disclosure

Act of revealing information

reporting · publication · announcement · declaration · transmission · notification · dialogue · correspondence · documentation · recording

economics

spillover

Excess that escapes

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Opposites
direction of psychological/cognitive processes

externalizationinternalization

Absorbing ideas as one's own

internalizing · introjection · self-blame · self-reflection · introspection

organizational/economic location

externalizationinternalization

Absorbing ideas as one's own

insourcing · vertical integration · self-production · self-sufficiency

expression vs. containment

externalizationinternalization

Absorbing ideas as one's own

suppression · repression · containment · concealment · withholding

Family

external, exterior, externally, externalize, extern, externalized, externality, externalizes, externals

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