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Transference

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A psychoanalytic concept in which a patient redirects feelings, often love, onto their therapist, commonly discussed in psychodynamic therapy.

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All 4 Appearances

Transference appears across 4 episodes of Frasier.

The Maris Counselor

Season 5 · Episode 13 · S05E13

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“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.”
— Niles

The First Temptation of Daphne

Season 9 · Episode 3 · S09E03

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“It's called transference. So even if a patient thinks she might be in love with me, she really isn't.”
— Niles

Guns N' Neuroses

Season 11 · Episode 9 · S11E09

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“It's classic transference. Because your father and mother split up, you overreact whenever you perceive a threat to your current relationship.”
— Lilith

Miss Right Now

Season 11 · Episode 19 · S11E19

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“Niles, listen, is it possible that this is just a case of transference?”
— Frasier

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