The process by which a person in psychoanalysis attaches to a therapist feelings formerly held toward some significant person who figured in a past emotional conflict.

the process of moving something from one place, person, or use to another the transference of heat from the liquid to the containerCheck pronunciation: transference

"act of transferring," 1680s, from transfer (v.) + -ence. In psychoanalytical sense it is recorded from 1911, translating German übertragung (Freud).

n. The act of conveying from one person or place to another.

Intense feelings directed toward the therapist that many clients experience in the process of therapy.

noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward imperative people, like mothers and fathers, during t [..]

Transference is a phenomenon where patients undergoing clinical therapy begin to transfer their feelings of a particular person in their lives to the therapist. For example, the patient may begin to f [..]

an act, process, or instance of transferring

(n) (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 [..]

in psychoanalysis, the shift of emotions or feelings from one person or object to another. Thus, attachment to or rejection of a parent, may be transferred to reaction to a teacher.

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The Unconscious Transfer to others (including psychotherapists) of feelings and Attitudes which were originally associated with important figures (Parents, Siblings, etc.) in one's early Life.

The unconscious transfer to others (including psychotherapists) of feelings and attitudes which were originally associated with important figures (parents, siblings, etc.) in one's early life.