transference

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
    transferring ownership
    the act of transfering something from one form to another

Word Origin

transference (n.)
"act of transferring," 1680s, from transfer (v.) + -ence. In psychoanalytical sense it is recorded from 1911, translating German übertragung (Freud).

Example

1. Technically , it is a form of transference .
2. Hairdresser school does not teach about counter transference , projection , negative reinforcement , or personality disorders .
3. Efforts shall be made to further perfect systems such as copyright mortgage , work registration and filing of transference contracts , expand utilizing modes of copyright and reduce costs and risks in copyright trades .
4. One example is susan andersen 's work on transference , which shows that , indeed , we do have blueprints about relationships that form and influence our perceptions of new relationships .
5. However , mr. fujimura reiterated the government position that the state purchase of the islands from their private japanese owners is purely a domestic matter , playing down the issue as a procedural transference of ownership .

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