The client tells the nurse, I don't think you can help me. Every time I talk to you, I am reminded of my mother, and I hated her. The nurse should recognize this as

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Transference occurs when the client unconsciously transfers to the nurse feelings he or she has for significant others. Confrontation is a technique used to highlight the incongruence between a person's verbalizations and actual behavior.
Countertransference occurs when the therapist displaces onto the client attitudes or feelings from his or her past. Incongruence occurs when the communication content and process disagree.

The Client Tells the Nurse, I Don't Think You Can