Self improvement tip 10: Learn the art of small talk. If you have finally decided to not be an ascetic and live a material life after all, you might as well be a master in navigating the societal patterns. Small talk can take you places, literally.
countertransference. [-transfurâ²Éns]. the conscious or unconscious emotional response of a psychotherapist or psychoanalyst to a patient. The response may be positive or negative but can provide useful data in the therapy.
counter-. a combining form of counter3 , used with the meanings âagainst,â âcontrary,â âopposite,â âin opposition or response toâ (countermand); âcomplementary,â âin reciprocation,â âcorresponding,â âparallelâ (counterfoil; counterbalance); âsubstitute,â âduplicateâ (counterfeit). Origin of counter-.