Countertransference and Empathy: The Complex Relationship between Two Divergent Concepts in Counseling.

Peabody, Shelley Ann; Gelso, Charles J.

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Publication Date: 1982-May

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Countertransference and Empathy: The Complex Relationship between Two Divergent Concepts in Counseling.

Peabody, Shelley Ann; Gelso, Charles J.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v29 n3 p240-45 May 1982

Examined the relationship of male counselor trainees' (N=20) empathic ability to measures of countertransference behavior and countertransference feelings. Indicated empathy was negatively related to countertransference behavior and was positively related to counselor reports of openness to countertransference feelings. (Author)

Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselors, Empathy, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship, Males, Psychological Patterns, Withdrawal (Psychology)

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Language: English

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