Psychoanalytic Vocabulary

verb to discharge feces from the body

• It is important to teach children the proper place to defecate.
• Make sure you don't defecate in the bushes, use the restroom instead.
• I can't believe you defecated in the pool, that's disgusting!
• Sometimes we need to defecate negative thoughts to feel better.

noun the action of transferring something or the process of being transferred

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• The therapist discussed the concept of transference with the patient during their session.
• I heard the counselor talking about transference with that guy in the waiting room.
• Yo, did you catch that convo about transference? Crazy stuff.
• In literature, the author's use of transference can create deep emotional connections between characters and readers.