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Transference, Countertransference, and Vicarious Traumatization in ...

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<strong>Transference</strong> <strong>and</strong> countertransference...<br />

“traditionally refer to the reciprocal impact<br />

that the patient <strong>and</strong> the therapist have on each<br />

other dur<strong>in</strong>g the course of psychotherapy. In<br />

the treatment of PTSD…, the transference<br />

process may be trauma-specific…<strong>and</strong>/or<br />

generic <strong>in</strong> nature, orig<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g from pretraumatic,<br />

life course development as well as<br />

from traumatic events.” (Wilson & L<strong>in</strong>dy, 1994)<br />

therefore, transference/countertransference<br />

reactions can be compounded by trauma

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