positive transference

in psychoanalysis, a patient’s transfer onto the analyst or therapist of those feelings of attachment, love, idealization, or other positive emotions that the patient originally experienced toward parents or other significant individuals during childhood. Compare negative transference.

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December 19th 2024

stigma

n. the negative social attitude attached to a characteristic of an individual that may be regarded as a mental, physical, or social deficiency. A stigma implies social disapproval and can lead unfairly to discrimination against and exclusion of the individual.