countertransference
countertransference · countertransferences
The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patientThe transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
/kaʊntətɹansˈfəːɹəns/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
More definitions
- the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
Origin
From counter- + transference, a calque of German Gegenübertragung.From counter- + transference, a calque of German Gegenübertragung.
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Forms
plural: countertransferencesWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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