Term ID: T5745

Unconscious Enactment

/unconscious-enactment/
Automatic behavioral expression of unconscious conflicts or dynamics within therapeutic or interpersonal relationships.
Example: Therapist and client unconsciously recreating problematic relationship patterns from client's history during treatment.

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Reference: Jacobs (1991)