transference
Sign in to saveTransference () 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. Traditionally, it had solely concerned feelings from a primary relationship during childhood.
Research
12,152 papers- Transference.Annals of internal medicine · 1991
- Transference, Affect, and Neurobiology.Psychodynamic psychiatry · 2022
- Transference and the therapeutic process.Psychoanalytic review · 1988
- Heinz Kohut's self psychology: an overview.The American journal of psychiatry · 1987
- The transference neurosis: a survey of the literature.Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association · 1971
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Occurrence
- Transference and counter-transference during psychotherapy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Transference () 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. Traditionally, it had solely concerned feelings from a primary relationship during childhood.
== History == Transference was first described by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, who considered it an important part of psychoanalytic treatment. Transference of this kind can be considered inappropriate without proper clinical supervision.
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