identification
psychological process whereby the subject assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the other and is transformed, wholly or partially, by the model the other provides
en-US/aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/
en-GB/aɪˈdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
psychological process whereby the subject assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the other and is transformed, wholly or partially, by the model the other provides