transference neurosisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Transference Neurosis is a term that Sigmund Freud introduced in 1914 to describe a new form of the analysand’s infantile neurosis, which develops during the psychoanalytic process . In Dora’s case history, Freud suggested that during therapy the creation of new symptoms stops, but new versions of the patient’s fantasies and impulses are generated. He called them “transferences” and he ascribed to them the characteristic of substituting a person from the past for the physician. According to his description: “a whole series of psychological experiences are revived not as belonging to the past, but as applying to the person of the physician at the present moment” . When the TN has developed, the relationship with the therapist becomes the most important one for the patient, who directs strong infantile feelings and conflicts towards him . For example, the patient may react as if the analyst is his/her father.