When a patient declares to his or her therapist that the therapy isn't helping and he or she wants to stop treatment, the patient is developing a necessary part of therapy called transference.

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The patient expressing dissatisfaction with therapy and wanting to stop treatment is not necessarily an example of transference. Transference refers to the unconscious redirection of feelings and attitudes from one person to another, often from past relationships onto the therapist.

When a Patient Declares to His or Her Therapist That