The feelings summoned up in the therapist by the patient are called countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Being aware of the reason for the countertransference was a major step forward. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Freud used the term countertransference to refer to the therapist's emotional responses to a patient during psychotherapy. From Wordnik.com. [Gary W. Small, M.D.: Falling in Love With Your Psychiatrist] Reference
Shrinks call this 'dealing with the countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Warning Signs]
The only real answer to such a countertransference was further therapy. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Facing up to his countertransference problem would be difficult, I knew. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
It masked a powerful countertransference dream—the dream of being white. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
As for Terry, she was still deeply mired in a countertransference problem. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
And maybe, I added gently, there was a countertransference problem, as well. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
Thus, spiritual mentors may still experience unconscious countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 14 Transference and Regression] Reference
I'm not accustomed to hearing negative countertransference so clearly from you. From Wordnik.com. [Warning Signs]
Joyce was at last ready to shine a “light” on her countertransference problem. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Her countertransference dream had a reparative quality to it, a putting back together. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
When a therapist dreams of his patient, a countertransference issue is always involved. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
If countertransference is directed at us, we need to check carefully the causes of the problem. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 14 Transference and Regression] Reference
These patients play into blind spots, either positive or negative countertransference feelings. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Western teachers need sensitivity and strict attention to avoid unconscious countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� Epilogue: Relating to a Western Spiritual Teacher] Reference
There is also a countertransference which indicates the reaction of the therapist to the patient. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis] Reference
The management of counterreactions and countertransference responses is taxing, as discussed above. From Wordnik.com. [Clinical Work with Adolescents] Reference
Note that both transference and countertransference, as Freud defined them, are unconscious processes. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 14 Transference and Regression] Reference
They would try to become aware of the feelings of countertransference and refrain from acting upon them. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 14 Transference and Regression] Reference
But there are other ways as well in which therapists can let their countertransference feelings run amok. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
“Surely you realize your countertransference problems are affecting the way you see Laura and Brian?”. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
I urged Terry to get closer to what was blocking her empathy, the unresolved countertransference problem. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
I guess, what with her history and all, she brings out these fatherly feelings of countertransference in me. From Wordnik.com. [The Position] Reference
Gabriel had come to me for help, but I wondered if he realized the depth of his countertransference feelings. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
He helped to rescue me from a countertransference morass that threatened to disrupt my early years as a therapist. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
She danced a little bit but ultimately acknowledged that she thought I might be right about the countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Manner of Death]
How did he avoid the pitfalls of countertransference, which meant, as I understood it, seeing my features on their faces?. From Wordnik.com. [Incubus]
I speculated that both “somethings” probably came down to one countertransference problem that was directed toward older people. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
While this may not be an absolute guarantee that you will avoid the potential pitfalls of countertransference, it is at least a start. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Abusive behavior, whether or not fueled by countertransference, requires sensitive, wise, and compassionate means to bring it to an end. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 14 Transference and Regression] Reference
I remember my countertransference at that time, my horror at the thought, my admiration of the patient, and my doubts about his judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Leo Rangell: Music in the Head: Living at the Brain-Mind Border; Part 1] Reference
Older, presumably more experienced therapists should theoretically be less likely to be swayed by unresolved countertransference factors. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
In psychoanalysis, analysts may unconsciously respond to their clients 'transference and degenerative regression with countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 14 Transference and Regression] Reference
It is hardly a sign of weakness or inadequacy for a therapist to recognize the need for help in dealing with countertransference feelings. From Wordnik.com. [Shrink Dreams] Reference
Suffer the mad: countertransference in the institutional culture 107. From Wordnik.com. [Fulldls.com] Reference
I’m not accustomed to hearing negative countertransference so clearly from you. From Wordnik.com. [Warning Signs]
She deepened both Jung and Freud’s understanding of transference and countertransference. From Wordnik.com. [Sabina Spielrein.] Reference
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