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countertransference
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countertransference /coun·ter·trans·fer·ence/ (koun″ter-trans-fer´ens) a transference reaction of a psychoanalyst or other psychotherapist to a patient.
coun·ter·trans·fer·ence (kountr-trns-fûrns, -trnsfr-)
n.
The surfacing of a psychotherapist's own repressed feelings through identification with the emotions, experiences, or problems of a person undergoing treatment.
countertransference
[-transfur′əns]
the conscious or unconscious emotional response of a psychotherapist or psychoanalyst to a patient. The response may be positive or negative but can provide useful data in the therapy.


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We have summarized it in terms of taking gender issues into account, becoming aware of our own counter-transference reactions, and recognizing that males' socialization influences and handicaps their seeking help.
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