ALL meanings of overidentification
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O o - noun overidentification an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified. 1
- noun overidentification something that identifies a person, animal, or thing: He carries identification with him at all times. 1
- noun overidentification Sociology. acceptance as one's own of the values and interests of a social group. 1
- noun overidentification Psychology. a process by which one ascribes to oneself the qualities or characteristics of another person. (in psychoanalytic theory) the transference or reaction to one person with the feelings or responses relevant to another, as the identification of a teacher with a parent. perception of another as an extension of oneself. 1