{"id":26622,"date":"2020-07-07T04:37:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T04:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=26622"},"modified":"2023-06-04T08:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T08:19:11","slug":"countertransference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/countertransference\/","title":{"rendered":"Countertransference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The therapist\u2019s emotional reactions to the patient that are based on the therapist\u2019s unconscious needs and conflicts, as distinguished from his or her conscious responses to the patient\u2019s behavior. Countertransference may interfere with the therapist\u2019s ability to understand the patient and may adversely affect the therapeutic technique. However, countertransference also may have positive aspects and may be used by the therapist as a guide to a more empathic and accurate understanding of the patient.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The psychiatrist&#8217;s partly unconscious or conscious emotional reactions to the patient.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A form of transference recognized by psychoanalytic theory in which the analyst develops strong emotional attachments for his or her patient.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In psychoanalytic theory, the development by the analyst of an emotional (i.e., transference) relationship with the patient. In this situation, the therapist may lose objectivity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The emotional response of the analyst towards or entanglement with the analysand, reflecting the intricate dynamics of their therapeutic relationship.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The therapist\u2019s emotional reactions to the patient that are based on the therapist\u2019s unconscious needs and conflicts, as distinguished from his or her conscious responses to the patient\u2019s behavior. 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