concordant identification

in psychoanalysis, a form of countertransference in which the analyst identifies with the patient and empathizes with the patient’s experience. Also called concordant countertransference; counteridentification. Compare complementary identification. [introduced by Polish-born Argentinian psychoanalyst Heinrich Racker (1910–1961)]

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February 17th 2025

binocular suppression

the ability of stimulation through one eye to inhibit the response or sensitivity to stimulation through the other eye. See binocular rivalry.