overidentification

noun

over·iden·ti·fi·ca·tion -ī-ˌdent-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən

: excessive psychological identification

overidentification with his father

overidentify

-ī-ˈdent-ə-ˌfī

intransitive verb

overidentified; overidentifying

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