countertransference

(noun)

The transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to his or her patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.

Related Terms

  • transference
  • libido
  • psychodynamic therapy
  • free association
  • defense mechanism

Examples of countertransference in the following topics:

  • Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Therapy

    • A conviction that life issues and dynamics will re-emerge in the context of the client-therapist relationship as transference and countertransference.
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