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countertransference

[koun-ter-trans-fur-uh ns, -trans-fer-uh ns]
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noun Psychoanalysis.
  1. transference on the part of the analyst of repressed feelings aroused by the patient.
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Origin of countertransference

counter- + transference
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countertransference in Medicine

countertransference

(koun′tər-trăns-fûr′əns, -trăns′fər-)
n.
  1. The surfacing of a psychotherapist's own repressed feelings through identification with the emotions, experiences, or problems of a person undergoing treatment.
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