Transference (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act or process of transferring.
  2. the fact of being transferred.
  3. Psychoanalysis.
    • the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another, especially the transfer of feelings about a parent to an analyst.
    • displacement (def. 3).
noun
  1. the act or an instance of transferring or the state of being transferred
  2. the redirection of attitudes and emotions towards a substitute, such as towards the analyst during therapy
Transference (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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