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countertransference
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noun
coun·ter·trans·fer·ence
\ˌkau̇n-tər-(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s, -ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər-\
Definition of countertransference
1 : psychological transference especially by a psychotherapist during the course of treatment; especially : the psychotherapist's reactions to the patient's transference
2 : the complex of feelings of a psychotherapist toward the patient
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1920
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countertransference
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noun
coun·ter·trans·fer·ence
\ˌkau̇nt-ər-tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s, -ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)\
Medical Definition of countertransference
1: psychological transference especially by a psychotherapist during the course of treatment; especially : the psychotherapist's reactions to the patient's transference
2: the complex of feelings of a psychotherapist toward the patient
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