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 11th 2025

cognitive complexity

the state or quality of a thought process that involves numerous constructs, with many interrelationships among them. Such processing is often experienced as difficult or effortful. See also conceptual complexity.