MEASURING TRANSFERENCE - CAN WE IDENTIFY WHAT WE HAVE NOT DEFINED

Transference is both a key concept and a complex phenomenon in psychoa nalytic counseling. The Missouri Identifying Transference Scale is an important effort in measuring transference. The development of a tool to measure a theoretical construct, however, must rest on a solid defi nitional base; K. D. Multon, M. J. Patton, and D. M. Kivlighan (1996) need to provide such a base if their scale is to be maximally useful f or understanding the relationships among transference as a concept, th e measurement of transference, and clinical process and outcome. A wis h list for the study and understanding of transference is included.