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counter-transference

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coun⋅ter⋅trans⋅fer⋅ence

  [koun-ter-trans-fur-uhns, -trans-fer-uhns]
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–noun Psychoanalysis.
transference on the part of the analyst of repressed feelings aroused by the patient.
Origin:
counter- + transference
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Main Entry: coun·ter·trans·fer·ence
Pronunciation: "kaunt-&r-tran(t)s-'f&r-&n(t)s, -'tran(t)s-(")
Function: noun
1 : psychological transference especially by a psychotherapist during the course of treatment; especially : the psychotherapist's reactions to the patient's transference
2 : the complex of feelings of a psychotherapist toward the patient
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countertransference coun·ter·trans·fer·ence (koun'tər-trāns-fûr'əns, -trāns'fər-)
n.
The surfacing of a psychotherapist's own repressed feelings through identification with the emotions, experiences, or problems of a person undergoing treatment.

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