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| + | *1: the redirection of [[feelings]] and [[desires]] and especially of those [[unconscious]]ly retained from [[childhood]] toward a new object (as a [[psychoanalyst]] conducting [[therapy]]) | ||
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| + | '''Transference''' is the tendency for a client in [[psychotherapy]], known as the analysand, to [[transfer]] emotional [[responses]] to their therapists that [[reflect]] [[feelings]] the analysand has for other significant people in his or her life. Transference often [[echoes]] clients' relationships with their [[parents]] or with other persons who played a central role in their [[childhood]]. They may become excessively dependent on or [[sexually]] [[attracted]] to the therapist; they may develop feelings of [[hostility]] or [[detachment]]. Whatever form transference takes, it is considered to be at the [[heart]] of the therapeutic [[process]]. [[Sigmund Freud]] believed that clients need to relive the central emotional [[experiences]] of their lives through transference in order to become convinced of the [[existence]] and [[power]] of their own [[unconscious]] [[attachments]] and [[motivations]]. The awareness gained through transference helps clients [[understand]] the sources of their [[behavior]] and actively aids them in working through and resolving their [[problems]]. | ||
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| + | [[Sigmund Freud]] described the workings of ''transference'' using an [[analogy]] to [[chemistry]]. Likening the clients' symptoms to precipitates resulting from earlier emotional [[attachments]], he compared the therapist to a [[catalyst]] and the effects of transference to a higher temperature at which the symptoms could be [[transformed]]. According to Freud, the phenomenon of transference is not unique to the [[psychoanalytic]] relationship between client and therapist—significant patterns of [[relationship]] are commonly re-enacted with "substitutes" other than psychotherapists. [[Psychoanalysis]], however, is unique in drawing attention to this process and utilizing it for therapeutic [[purposes]].[http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3406000644&v=2.1&u=tel_a_uots&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w] | ||
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Revision as of 13:47, 31 August 2013
Definition
- 1: the redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object (as a psychoanalyst conducting therapy)
Description
Transference is the tendency for a client in psychotherapy, known as the analysand, to transfer emotional responses to their therapists that reflect feelings the analysand has for other significant people in his or her life. Transference often echoes clients' relationships with their parents or with other persons who played a central role in their childhood. They may become excessively dependent on or sexually attracted to the therapist; they may develop feelings of hostility or detachment. Whatever form transference takes, it is considered to be at the heart of the therapeutic process. Sigmund Freud believed that clients need to relive the central emotional experiences of their lives through transference in order to become convinced of the existence and power of their own unconscious attachments and motivations. The awareness gained through transference helps clients understand the sources of their behavior and actively aids them in working through and resolving their problems.
Sigmund Freud described the workings of transference using an analogy to chemistry. Likening the clients' symptoms to precipitates resulting from earlier emotional attachments, he compared the therapist to a catalyst and the effects of transference to a higher temperature at which the symptoms could be transformed. According to Freud, the phenomenon of transference is not unique to the psychoanalytic relationship between client and therapist—significant patterns of relationship are commonly re-enacted with "substitutes" other than psychotherapists. Psychoanalysis, however, is unique in drawing attention to this process and utilizing it for therapeutic purposes.[1]
