Just like how a mother will fail to attend to the needs of a child, no matter how well intended, a therapist will occasionally fail to attend to the needs of a patient. Negotiating this pattern within a relationship has been termed

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The term used to describe the pattern within a therapeutic relationship where there is a rupture (failure to attend to the patient's needs) followed by repair (working to restore the relationship) is "rupture and repair." Transference and countertransference (A) refers to the tendency for patients and therapists to transfer emotions and attitudes from past relationships onto each other; idealization and fixation (C) is not a recognized term within the field of therapy; and disappointment and despair (D) is not a commonly used term to describe this phenomenon.

Just Like How a Mother Will Fail to Attend to the Needs