TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE

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TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE C. H. PATTERSON (Chapter 9 in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice. New York: Harper & Row, 1959) As rapport is an overworked word with counselors, so is TRANSFERENCE among psychotherapists. Indeed, the indiscriminate use of these terms has led to their being considered to be, to some extent at least, synonymous. In this indiscriminate use of the term, TRANSFERENCE is applied to the total relationship between the therapist and client. This total relationship is, however, sometimes referred to as "analytic rapport," to distinguish it from TRANSFERENCE .

in psychoanalysis, and to relate it to certain psychological concepts. Its significance in the client-centered approach to counseling and psychotherapy will then be considered, and a discussion of countertransference will conclude the chapter. THE NATURE OF TRANSFERENCE The concept of transference owes its origin to Freud.

  Origin, Psychoanalysis