counterresistance

noun

resistance to a patient's influence on his or her therapy by the therapist, such as changing the subject

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Meanings

nouncounterresistance (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesresistance to a patient's influence on his or her therapy by the therapist, such as changing the subject

Origin

From counter- + resistance.

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APA

counterresistance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterresistance

MLA

“counterresistance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterresistance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterresistance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterresistance.

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