Guardian Ad Litem. A guardian appointed by the court to represent the interests of Infants, the unborn, or incompetent persons in legal actions. Guardians are adults who are legally responsible for protecting the well-being and interests of their ward, who is usually a minor.
internalization. [ 1 inturâ²nÉlÄ«zÄâ²shÉn] 2  the process of adopting within the self, either unconsciously or consciously through learning and socialization, the attitudes, beliefs, values, and standards of another person or more generally of the society or group to which one belongs. See also socialization.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Externalization. Externalization means to put something outside of its original borders, especially to put a human function outside of the human body. The opposite of externalization is internalization. In a concrete sense, by taking notes, we can externalize the function of memory which normally belongs in the brain.