{"id":27671,"date":"2020-07-10T08:07:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T08:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=27671"},"modified":"2023-08-06T06:28:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T06:28:11","slug":"identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, by which one patterns oneself after some other person. Identification plays a major role in the development of one\u2019s personality and specifically of the superego, to be differentiated from imitation or role modeling, which is a conscious process.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The act of discovering or stating who someone is or what something is.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In psychology, adoption of the traits and characteristics of another person; it is a normal part of personality development, as in a child identifying with the parent of the same sex.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The process of adopting other people&#8217;s characteristics more or less permanently. 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