Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Identification

A process by which an individual unconsciously endeavors to pattern himself after another. This process is also important in the development of the personality, particularly the superego or conscience, which is modeled largely on the behavior of adult significant others.

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A process by which an individual unconsciously endeavors to pattern himself after another. This process is also important in the development of the personality, particularly the superego or conscience, which is modeled largely on the behavior of adult significant others.

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  • Identification (Psychology)
  • Identification, Psychological
  • Identification, Psychology
  • Identifications (Psychology)
  • Identifications, Psychological
  • Identifications, Psychology
  • Psychological Identifications
  • Psychology Identification
  • Psychology Identifications

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History Note

2020 (1968); was IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1968-2019; use DEFENSE MECHANISMS 1963-1967

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  • Defense Mechanisms (1966-1967)
  • Personality (1966-1967)

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  1. F01.393w.446w
  2. F01.752w.747w.385w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Identification. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007062. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007062
  2. Psychological Identification. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_(psychology)
  3. Psychological Identification. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2493413