overidentification

English

Etymology

over- +‎ identification

Noun

overidentification (uncountable)

1. A case of overidentifying with something.
   • 1974 March 30, Ann Landers, quoted in 1974 April 13, Barbara Piccirilli, "Landerslander", in Gay Community News, page 1:

     Homosexuality is caused by over-identification with a parent of the opposite sex. This means that a male homosexual relates more to his mother, and the female homosexual relates to her father.

   • 2007 July 22, Caroline Weber, “Long Time Passing”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As a biographer myself, I know a little something about overidentification with one’s subject, but I wish Ardizzone had picked a more appealing quality to emulate.