transference

Noun

1. The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.

   Synonyms: transferal

2. The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.
   • Furthermore, although probably few analysts still believe that transference occurs only in the context of the psychoanalytic situation, many hold that this phenomenon pertains only to object relationships. I submit,...
   • Those who argue for laws against sex between therapists and clients say that consent is not a simple matter for the person who goes to another for help. They point in particular to the dynamic of "transference," during...