**Reaction Formation** is when a client does the opposite of what they're feeling. - Example: - A client with an alcoholic father only dates people who do not drink - Somebody with hostile feelings acts overly nice instead **Projective Identification** is when a person evokes an emotion they're feeling in somebody else, instead of feeling it themselves. - Example: - A client feels angry but can't tolerate it. Instead, they unconsciously poke at their therapist until they are irritated. Now the therapist is the angry one. --- Related Notes: - [[Marriage & Family Therapy]] - [[Bowen Family Therapy]] - maybe? This note was originally created on **March 10, 2026**.