It wasn’t until I was in therapy that I realized how much my mother (and father) had impacted my life. I wouldn’t say that women always necessarily “become” their mothers, but if the parents are at all involved in their daughters’ upbringing they will most certainly pass on certain patterns. For example, in my case, a sense of martyrdom and just “going along with what everyone else wants” rather than standing up for what I want. It has taken me a long while to look at my parents and pick the great things about them to try to emulate and try to break myself of the bad habits that they have instilled in me. And not everyone can do this, so a lot of people might end up just emulating them, the good along with the bad.
If your question has to do with “insanity” or mental health issues, as your list of topics suggest…well, then IMHO it has little to do with mothers and daughters and more to do with the mere fact that mental health issues are often hereditary.