Transference

Quick meaning: Transference is a noun meaning The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.

Meaning

The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.

More Meanings

1. (psychology, psychiatry) The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.

Example Sentences

Those who argue for laws against sex between therapists and clients say that consent is not a simple matter for the person who goes to another for help. They point in particular to the dynamic of "transference," during which a client may re-enact a parental relationship with the therapist.

Word Forms

• transferences
• transferrence

Synonyms for transference

Depending on context, synonyms include alienation, assignment, conveyance, transfer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include transfer, transferring, handover, redeployment, transition, passthrough.

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