countertransference

countertransference definition - medical

coun·ter·trans·fer·ence (kounˌtər-trăns-fûrˈəns, -trănsˈfər-)

noun
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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