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Countertransference is defined as a specific unconscious reaction which is complexly overdetermined. Countertransference reactions are distinguished from normal conflict-free reactions of the analyst and from externalizations. Different levels of the child's development are likely to evoke countertransference problems characteristic for each level. Countertransference in the different phases of the analysis is discussed.