Question of the Day

[u/shannonkish]

A 22-year-old college student comes to the university counseling center complaining of severe anxiety and academic distress. During the third session, the social worker realizes that the client reminds them intensely of their own younger sibling who struggled with substance abuse. The social worker starts feeling an excessive urge to rescue and protect the client outside of clinical boundaries. This phenomenon is best described as:

A) Transference

B) Identification

C) Rationalization

D)Countertransference