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transference vs countertransference

countertransference vs transference

transference and countertransference both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transference Yes No No No
countertransference Yes No No No
As nouns, countertransference is a hyponym of transference; that is, countertransference is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transference:
  • transference: (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
  • countertransference: the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
transference (noun) countertransference (noun)
transferring ownership the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
the act of transferring something from one form to another
(psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
Difference between transference and countertransference

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