identification

IDENTIFICATION

A defense mechanism where a person acts like/copies the person(s) who cause him harm or stress. You become your oppressor.

Example: During a boy’s childhood, he grows up around an abusive father. His father causes his harm as well as emotional trauma. When the boy grows up, he involuntary begins to act like his father, being abusive to his son.

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

Psychological state in which the victim of a kidnapping develops a relationship with the captor.