integration /in′təgrā″shən/ [L, integrare, to make whole] , 1. the act or process of unifying or bringing together. 2. (in psychology) the organization of all elements of the personality into a coordinated functional whole that is in harmony with the environment, one of the primary goals in psychotherapy. It involves the assimilation of insight and the coordination of new and old data, experiences, and emotional reactions so that an effective change can occur in behavior, thinking, or feeling. See also insight. −integrate, v.
