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Definition of inner-directed in English:

inner-directed

Pronunciation /ˌinərdəˈrektəd/ /ˌɪnərdəˈrɛktəd/ /ˌinərˌdīˈrektəd/ /ˌɪnərˌdaɪˈrɛktəd/

adjective

Psychology

  • (of a person or their behavior) governed by standards formed in early life.

    • ‘Then, the emotions of conscience belong to tertiary elaborations discovered in those inner-directed formations of the person constituted as a divided self.’