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Transference is a phenomenon in which one seems to direct feelings or desires related to an important figure in one’s life—such as a parent—toward someone who is not that person.
transference. n. in psychoanalysis, a patient’s displacement or projection onto the analyst of those unconscious feelings and wishes originally directed toward important individuals, such as parents, in the patient’s childhood.
Transference is the psychological term of projecting your feelings, based on past experiences, onto someone else in the present. In therapy, this redirection of feelings refers to cases where the client transfers emotions based on previous interactions with figures in their lives onto the therapist (Cooper, 1987).
Transference in psychoanalytic theory is when you project feelings about someone else onto your therapist. A classic example of transference is when a client falls in love with their therapist. However, one might also transfer feelings of rage, anger, distrust, or dependence.
Transference is when someone in therapy redirects their feelings about one person onto someone else or their therapist. Learn about what causes it, what to expect, and more.
Transference (German: Übertragung) is a phenomenon within psychotherapy in which repetitions of old feelings, attitudes, desires, or fantasies that someone displaces are subconsciously projected onto a here-and-now person.
Transference occurs when a person redirects some of their feelings or desires for another person to an entirely different person. One example of transference is...
Transference is a phenomenon in psychotherapy where a patient unconsciously transfers emotions, attitudes, and desires from past experiences and relationships onto their therapist. Transference can take many forms, including idealization, dependence, hostility, and romantic or sexual attraction.
Transference is a phenomenon in which one seems to direct feelings or desires related to an important figure in one’s life—such as a parent—toward someone who is not that person.