Countertransference Flashcards
countertransference
conscious and unconscious emotions, fantasies, behaviors, perceptions, and psychological defenses the GC experiences as a response to patients
projective identification
GC over identifies with the patient and mistakes personal feelings for patient feelings
associative countertransference
GC becomes immersed in their own inner experience and focuses on themselves rather than the patient
sources of countertransference
family dynamics developmental life processes life vulnerabilities culture professional training and socialization contemporary issues
Triggers of countertransference
patient characteristics
disease, disability, and loss
diversity issues
challenging GC situations
Signs of countertransference
overprotection loss of neutrality more self-disclosure feeling a need to fix strong feelings
transference
unconscious emotional responses on the part of the patient towards the clinician