Episode 2: Transference—Countertransference

Lives of the Unconscious
Summary:
They are among the central terms of psychoanalysis: transference and countertransference. While at the same time, they describe something that every person experiences in daily life; for transference always takes place when we enter into relationships with others. In this episode you will learn what is meant by this.

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