ΨPhilosophy/PsychologyReferenced in 4 episodes
Transference
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A phenomenon in psychoanalysis where a patient redirects feelings, often from childhood relationships, onto their therapist. First described by Sigmund Freud.
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Transference appears across 4 episodes of Frasier.
The First Temptation of Daphne
Season 9 · Episode 3 · S09E03
“It's called transference. So even if a patient thinks she might be in love with me, she really isn't.”
The Maris Counselor
Season 5 · Episode 13 · S05E13
“Maybe this is simply a case of transference. / Well, patients often do believe they've fallen in love with their analysts, it's very common, it's happened to everyone.”
Guns N' Neuroses
Season 11 · Episode 9 · S11E09
“It's classic transference. Because your father and mother split up, you overreact whenever you perceive a threat to your current relationship.”
Miss Right Now
Season 11 · Episode 19 · S11E19
“Niles, listen, is it possible that this is just a case of transference?”