Otto Rank - Personality Theories by Dr. C. George Boeree. Another interesting idea Rank introduced was the contest between life and death. We also feel a certain fear of these two. Otto Rank - E. James Lieberman. His outlet and satisfaction comes in identifying himself with the emotions of the other.
Projection thus proves to be a compensatory mechanism that adjusts for an inner lack.
Identification, on the other hand, is an expression of abundance, of the desire for union, for alliance, for sharing.