identification

identification definition - medical

i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion (ī-dĕnˌtə-fĭ-kāˈshən)

noun
  1. A person's association with the qualities, characteristics, or views of another person or group.
  2. An unconscious process by which a person transfers the response appropriate to a particular person or group to a different person or group.

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