Ann is talking to her therapist about her relationship with her mother. She and her mother have never gotten along with each other. Ann has never expressed her anger to her mother, and in the session, she begins to yell at the therapist and becomes hostile. Ann's reaction is an example of:

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Ann's behavior of yelling at the therapist and becoming hostile is an example of negative transference. Negative transference is when a client projects their negative feelings and emotions onto their therapist, rather than dealing with those feelings directly. In this case, Ann may be feeling angry and frustrated with her mother, but instead of expressing those feelings to her mother, she is projecting them onto the therapist.

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