Intellectualization
Intellectualization stands for the overemphasis on the mind in a person. Here are emotions and feelings on logic and rationality reduced. Psychologically, this behavior is explained by the fact that the person wants to control or minimize emotional conflicts through abstract thinking or generalization (see also defense mechanism ).
The therapist John Bradshaw writes: “By generalizing and universalizing one ensures that the categories are so broad and abstract that one loses contact with the concrete, sensually perceptible reality.” He points out that intellectualization is often the avoidance of shame serves and can be addictive in the context of family systems.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ John Bradshaw: Healing the Shame that Binds You. ( When shame makes you sick ). Health Communications, 1988, ISBN 0-932194-86-9 : "Intellectualizing is often a way to avoid internal states which are shame-bound. One's very way of intellectualizing can be addictive. Generalizing and universalizing keep one in categories so broad and abstract that there's no contact with concrete specific sensory-based reality. Abstract generalizing is a marvelous way to mood alter. " ( Source ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. )
