Blanche yells at her psychoanalyst, "You have never listened to me or understood anything I have said.You don't care at all what happens to me.I hate you!" Assuming this is not really true, it is MOST likely that Blanche is experiencing ________ in this stage of her therapy.

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Blanche is likely experiencing transference, a phenomenon in therapy where the feelings, desires, and expectations of one person are redirected and applied to another person. In this case, Blanche is projecting feelings she has possibly had towards significant others in her past onto her psychoanalyst. This is a common occurrence in psychoanalytic therapy, where clients may unconsciously transfer feelings they have about other people onto their therapist.

Blanche Yells at Her Psychoanalyst, "You Have Never Listened to Me