transference
Americannoun
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the act or process of transferring.
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the fact of being transferred.
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Psychoanalysis.
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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.
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noun
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the act or an instance of transferring or the state of being transferred
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psychoanal the redirection of attitudes and emotions towards a substitute, such as towards the analyst during therapy
Other Word Forms
- nontransference noun
- retransference noun
- transferential adjective
Etymology
Origin of transference
From the New Latin word trānsferentia, dating back to 1675–85. See transfer, -ence
Example Sentences
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But we all saw how that transference of risk worked out for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers and Bear Sterns.
“How, in all those years in therapy, have you never heard of transference?”
From Los Angeles Times
Ross also points to a similar scene of transference involving Ellis-Taylor looking directly at us, the viewers, with the love with which she would look at her grandson.
From Los Angeles Times
Eli feels a strong connection to Noah, sometimes feeling what he feels, but as a man of science, he frames it as “some extreme case of transference-counter transference.”
From Los Angeles Times
The training helps chaplains learn how to serve untethered to their faith so “transference or reactivity doesn’t get in the way of really attending to people’s needs,” Johnson said.
From Seattle Times
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