Definition of Countertransference

1. Noun. The psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction.

Generic synonyms: Transference

Medical Definition of Countertransference

1. The psychiatrist's conscious or unconscious emotional reaction to his patient. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Countertransference

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counterterror
counterterrorism
Counterterrorist Center
counterterrors
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counterthreats
counterthrust
counterthrusts
countertop
countertops
countertraction
countertrade
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countertransference (current term)
countertransference (current term)
countertransport
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countervail
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counterviolence
counterweight
counterweighted
counterweights

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