AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Countertransference has been viewed as the therapist’s reaction to projections of the client onto the therapist. It has been defined as the redirection of a therapist’s feelings toward a patient and the emotional entanglement that can occur with a patient (Fink, 2011).

Detailed explanation-2: -Countertransference, which occurs when a therapist transfers emotions to a person in therapy, is often a reaction to transference, a phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the therapist.

Detailed explanation-3: -Countertransference arises when a therapist experiences an emotional reaction toward a client. This is common in therapy and does not pose a problem if the therapist is aware of it and makes an effort to prevent it from interfering with therapy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Countertransference is when a therapist transfers feelings onto the patient. Both transference and countertransference usually happen unconsciously. This phenomenon was first described by the founder of modern psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, in 1895.

Detailed explanation-5: -Transference is a phenomenon that occurs when people redirect emotions or feelings about one person to an entirely separate individual. This can occur in everyday life. It can also occur in the realm of therapy. Therapists may intentionally use transference to better understand your perspective or problems.