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Projection

projective identification

reaction formation

Projection of small differences: similarity threshold

Projection of big differences: difference threshold

Imputed validity (“it makes narrative sense”) based on context, extraneous data, behavioral record (e.g., the target’s otherwise negative traits or behaviors): epistemic trespassing, reverse halo effect

Motivational aspect (e.g., envy and the wish to destroy source of frustration)

Irretrievability of projected content (null future hypothesis) and irrevocability of the projected content (target impotence or acquiescence)

Target acquiesces to keep the peace, preserve a shared fantasy, owing to low sense of self-worth, self-punitive masochism, quest for safety (I am the bad object)

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