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countertransference  

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  • Countertransference is a core psychoanalytic construct and phenomenon that has generated significant debate in the professional literature since its inception by Sigmund Freud a century ago. Although numerous definitions and approaches to its handling have been proffered over the years, a commonly accepted and broad-based definition is the totality of the clinician's conscious and unconscious affective and behavioral reactions to the client, including reenactments and transferential perceptions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Trauma: An Interdisciplinary Guide; Countertransference]

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