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coun·ter·trans·fer·ence
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Princeton's WordNet
countertransferencenoun
the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
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countertransferencenoun
The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
Etymology: From counter- + transference.
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Countertransference
Countertransference is defined as redirection of a psychotherapist's feelings toward a client – or, more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a client.
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Countertransference
Countertransference is defined as redirection of a psychotherapist's feelings toward a client—or, more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a client.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of countertransference in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of countertransference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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