Mr. Phillips has recently begun to express feelings of hostility and resentment toward his therapist, who is consistently friendly, caring, and helpful. A psychoanalyst would most likely consider Mr. Phillips's hostility to be an example of

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In psychoanalytic theory, transference is the process whereby a patient projects feelings, attitudes, and experiences onto their therapist, often based on past relationships. In this case, Mr. Phillips may be transferring feelings of hostility and resentment from someone else in his life onto his therapist.

Mr Phillips Has Recently Begun to Express Feelings of Hostility