Cross Cultural Differences in the Manifestation of Transference Outside the Psychoanalytical Setting

Abstract

This paper was written in consultation with three colleagues for presentation at the IFPS VIII FORUM – Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The current version has been reviewed and updated. The intention was to verify if the phenomena of Transference occurring outside the psychoanalytical setting would be affected by the culture in which it occurred. The results showed that cross-cultural differences impact the manifestation in how the transference occurs.