Identification is the imprinting process seen in a child toward its same sex parent, and causes the internalization of both virtues and vices of that parent with similar gender instincts (usually the boy toward his father and the girl toward her mother.) This process is typically one that happens toward the end of what has been called the Oedipal period of childhood. That is where, after overtures of possession and admiration [Read more...] about Identification
The Virtual School of Romance
