The process of a client displacing feelings about her father onto her therapist so that she starts to view her therapist as a "father figure" is called ________.

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Transference occurs when a client projects feelings and attitudes from past relationships, particularly with parents or authority figures, onto the therapist. This can result in the client viewing the therapist as a parent-like figure, such as a father or mother figure. Abreaction and catharsis refer to the emotional release of repressed feelings, while countertransference is when a therapist projects their own feelings and attitudes onto the client.

The Process of a Client Displacing Feelings About Her Father