PSYC 220 Study Guide - Countertransference, Agoraphobia, Rollo May
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A: not really just mentions he was from s. america living there for treatment: describe carlos"s sex life when he came to yalom. A: the inexhaustible curriculum of self-improvement from which one never graduates is countertransference. Transference- refers to feelings that the patient erroneously attaches ( transfers ) to the therapist but that in fact originated out of earlier relationships. Countertransference is irrational feelings the therapist has toward the patient. A: he absolutely despises them: it is the relationship that heals. A: he tells all students it does: yalom was in therapy with rollo may. A: betty was boring and so was hethat was one outstanding characteristic because thats where the countertransferecnce took place. A: her 14-yr-old daughter that died of leukemia four years earlier. She felt guilty for not letting her go sooner or remembering and being for her in her time of need. She had two sons: brent and jim (drug users and trouble-makers).
