Index (economics) In economics and finance, an index is a statistical measure of changes in a representative group of individual data points. These data may be derived from any number of sources, including company performance, prices, productivity, and employment. Economic indices track economic health from different perspectives.
Transference and countertransference. Transference and countertransference: In a therapy context, transference refers to redirection of a client's feelings from a significant person to a therapist.
By recognizing when the transference is occurring, and exploring it with the client, the therapist may be able to help the client see how he or she is projecting negative feelings from the past toward people in the present.