Transference I. The process by which a patient displaces on to his analyst feelings, ideas, etc., which derive from previous figures in his life (see displacement); by which he relates to his analyst as though he were sorne former object in his life; by which he projects on to his analyst object-representations acquired by earlier introjections (see projection); by which he endows the analyst with the significance of another, usually prior, object. 2. The state of mind produced by 1 in the patient. 3. Loosely, the patient's emotional attitude towards his analyst.
― Excerpted from A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
See also
- Narcissism: A short animation video
- On Being a Patient: A short animation about the experience of psychoanalysis
- Winnicot, Klein, Bowlby, Anna & Sigmund Freud: 5 Psychoanalytic Theorists Introduced in Animated “School of Life” Videos
- 'What is Psychoanalysis?' is a 4-part educational film series by Freud Museum London for students and teachers.
