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  2. Identification (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Identification (psychology) 17 languages. ... Identification is a psychological process whereby the individual assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the ...

  3. Identification (literature) - Wikipedia

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    The concept of identification was founded by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in the 1920’s, and has since been expanded on and applied in psychology, social studies, media studies, and literary and film criticism. [2]

  4. Projective identification - Wikipedia

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    Projective identification is a term introduced by Melanie Klein and then widely adopted in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.Projective identification may be used as a type of defense, a means of communicating, a primitive form of relationship, or a route to psychological change; [1] used for ridding the self of unwanted parts or for controlling the other's body and mind.

  5. Introjection - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, introjection (also known as identification or internalization) [1] is the unconscious adoption of the thoughts or personality traits of others. [2] It occurs as a normal part of development, such as a child taking on parental values and attitudes. It can also be a defense mechanism in situations that arouse anxiety. [2]

  6. Id, ego and superego - Wikipedia

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    In the case of the little boy, it forms during the dissolution of the Oedipus complex, through a process of identification with the father figure, following the failure to retain possession of the mother as a love-object out of fear of castration. Freud described the superego and its relationship to the father figure and Oedipus complex thus:

  7. Psychology of self and identity - Wikipedia

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    The psychology of self and identity is a subfield of Psychology that moves psychological research “deeper inside the conscious mind of the person and further out into the person’s social world.” [1] The exploration of self and identity subsequently enables the influence of both inner phenomenal experiences and the outer world in relation to the individual to be further investigated.

  8. Identification - Wikipedia

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    Identification (psychology), a concept in psychoanalysis Identification in rhetoric , a rhetorical theory of persuasion Identification (literature) , the audience identifying with a character, or a narrative device

  9. Social identity theory - Wikipedia

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    Social identity is the portion of an individual's self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group. [1] [2]As originally formulated by social psychologists Henri Tajfel and John Turner in the 1970s and the 1980s, [3] social identity theory introduced the concept of a social identity as a way in which to explain intergroup behaviour.