countertransference
noun /,kaʊntərtræns'fɜrəns/
- Definition
- the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
- Example
- He tried to understand the true meaning of 'countertransference'.
- Etymology
- No etymology available.
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Vowels
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