Transference
[trans-fur-uh ns, trans-fer-uh ns] /trænsˈfɜr əns, ˈtræns fər əns/
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 7).
transference
/ˈtrænsfərəns; -frəns/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of transferring or the state of being transferred
2.
(psychoanal) the redirection of attitudes and emotions towards a substitute, such as towards the analyst during therapy
transference trans·fer·ence (trāns-fûr’əns, trāns’fər-əns)
n.
In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions associated with one person, such as a parent, unconsciously shift to another, especially to the analyst.
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