Iqbal and his therapist have fallen into treating each other in a father-son manner. The therapist has started to react to Iqbal as if Iqbal was his son, while Iqbal plays out his troubled relationship with his own father with the therapist. In this case, Iqbal is experiencing ______, while the therapist is experiencing ______.

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Iqbal is experiencing transference, where he projects feelings related to his father onto his therapist. The therapist is experiencing countertransference, reacting to Iqbal as if he were his own son.

Iqbal and His Therapist Have Fallen into Treating Each Other