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unconscious transfer
unconscious transfer Unconscious transfer is the automatic carrying over of feelings and attitudes from important people in early life onto other people in the present, including a psychotherapist.
Unconscious transfer is the automatic carrying over of feelings and attitudes from important people in early life onto other people in the present, including a psychotherapist. In counselling or psychotherapy, this means old emotional patterns are directed toward the therapist without the person being aware of it.