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transference

transference

8 8.4
To put strong feelings about someone from the past onto another person, often a therapist
  • noun
  • /trænsˈfɜːrəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transferencia
  • And that's what we mean by transference, right, right.
  • counter-transference
  • transference relationship

And in fact, that that is a very particular version of transference and we're seeing a lot of it in public life right now.

Examples

  • It's called transference.

    Patient Killer (2015)

  • What you're going through is something called transference.

    Adopt a Sailor (2008)

  • And in fact, that that is a very particular version of transference and we're seeing a lot of it in public life right now.

    Chris Williamson

  • Okay, we'll just let that be your own little transference deal.

    Lakeview Terrace (2008)

  • You know, this is called a "transference neurosis," where the patient--

    Analyze This (1999)

  • You know, we call this a transference neurosis.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • You know that Charly has made a transference... and at this point, is completely dependant upon you.

    Charly (1968)

  • We call it transference.

    Trance (2013)

  • This is classic transference.

    Naqoyqatsi (2002)

  • It is common for clients to experience transference when they project feelings about previous relationships onto their therapist.

Compounds

thought transference
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Sending thoughts and feelings directly from one person's mind to another without using words or touch

Surface Forms

transference singular
transferences plural

Morphology

transference = transfer (semi-transparent) = transfer + ence

Formally a nominalization of 'transfer', but the psychoanalytic sense ('shifting feelings onto another person') is a specialized extension not obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Transference comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ferre 'to carry', and a helpful way to remember the psychological meaning is to think of 'carrying' feelings across from one person to another. That's why in therapy transference describes when someone shifts old feelings about a parent or other person onto their therapist.