transference

nouns

(psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
domain category
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
"his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
is a type of (narrower)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
transferring ownership
is derived from
the act of transfering something from one form to another
"the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"