Anita is in therapy for depression.During the course of therapy she begins to notice the similarities between her therapist and her father.She finds that the more she sees of her therapist the more like her father he seems.Anita is experiencing ________.

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Anita is experiencing transference, which is when a patient projects their feelings and attitudes towards significant others onto their therapist. In this case, Anita is seeing her therapist as similar to her father and therefore transferring her feelings about her father onto her therapist.

Anita Is in Therapy for Depression