内ない罰ばつ的てき

na-adjective

intropunitive; self-blaming

Psychological term describing a tendency to direct blame or punishment inward toward oneself. Often contrasted with 外罰的 (extrapunitive).

See also: 自責的

• 彼かれは内ない罰ばつ的てきな性せい格かくで、失しっ敗ぱいするとすぐ自じ分ぶんを責せめてしまう。

  He has an intropunitive personality and quickly blames himself when he fails.

• 内ない罰ばつ的てき反はん応のうと外がい罰ばつ的てき反はん応のうのバランスが重じゅう要ようだ。

  A balance between intropunitive and extrapunitive reactions is important.