Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 384 - 377: 【Transference】and【Countertransference】

Teacher Xiao Zhao in this group counseling session is not only an assistant but also a learner of group counseling.

—She needs to learn how to intervene with students using group counseling.

Clearly, she encountered issues she couldn’t understand in the recent group counseling.

Fortunately, she was somewhat lucky. The teacher allowed students to self-study and solve problems, at most sending answers to them after they’re done, letting them compare themselves with the answers.

For Teacher Xiao Zhao, this means the person who set the questions is right by her side.

However, considering the "depth of information processing," Nan Zhubin still let Teacher Xiao Zhao review everything first.

"What parts did you understand just now, and which parts did you not? Repeat what you understood, and compile the questions from what you didn’t."

Nan Zhubin directly handed an A4 sheet to Teacher Xiao Zhao, letting her take advantage of her still fresh memory and review everything on the side.

This clearly became a true educational setting.

It somewhat feels like doing post-class homework.

But Teacher Xiao Zhao took it in stride.

Nan Zhubin himself started tidying up the projector, arranging tables and chairs, etc.

By the time he almost restored the activity room to order, Teacher Xiao Zhao had mostly organized her thoughts.

"Teacher Nan, our group counseling today mainly had two objectives, right? First, to comfort and intervene with some students’ guilt, anxiety, etc., while correcting cognitive distortions in others."

Nan Zhubin nodded.

"And we chose the ’group counseling’ format because people with similar experiences can offer invisible comfort to each other."

Teacher Xiao Zhao’s narration wasn’t very formal, but was quite accurate.

"Using ’emotions’ as the entry point, utilizing prison videos halfway to bypass possible defenses in students, and having Lin Junkai as a ’role model’ to lead everyone’s growth..."

Teacher Xiao Zhao articulated one by one, these were the things she understood.

Nan Zhubin nodded.

"But in the end, the part with Junkai and Zhang Zihao, I didn’t see. I couldn’t guess your purpose, teacher."

Nan Zhubin accurately delved into Teacher Xiao Zhao’s words and re-explained: "You didn’t understand why I stopped Lin Junkai from continuing speaking, maintaining Zhang Zihao, and are unclear about my subsequent intervention plan for Zhang Zihao, right?"

Teacher Xiao Zhao nodded repeatedly, that was the crux of her confusion.

"Yes, initially, I felt the end wasn’t necessary. Even with group counseling, there’s ultimately a free discussion session, isn’t there? Junkai’s speech wasn’t very out of line, in fact, I think Teacher Nan you are a bit strict..."

Teacher Xiao Zhao spoke straightforwardly because she genuinely wanted to learn. Such directness in academic exchanges is quite normal, as it improves efficiency.

To some extent, that’s why various psychology schools nearly debate fiercely when they hold meetings.

Nan Zhubin nodded: "The first reason—I’m using the situation to address other topics."

"...Huh?"

Using the situation to address topics with whom? With Junkai?

Teacher Xiao Zhao never anticipated this reason.

Nan Zhubin nodded: "During regular exchanges and group counseling, I noticed Lin Junkai was excessively respectful to me. I suspect he’s experiencing transference."

"...Huh?"

Nan Zhubin’s tone was slightly worried.

"It’s not unimaginable. Lin Junkai was long oppressed and even isolated within Wang Rui’s team. In this situation, our intervention provided them safety, and we might also play the role of a ’senior with similar ideals’."

"He’s just a high school student, and those long-repressed emotions are released, leading to dependency, resulting in transference, very normally." Nan Zhubin contemplated, "It’s even possible he sees me as a new ’leader’."

"But I hope he can think independently, as he has that ability, or at least potential. Thus, I need to appropriately lower my score in his heart, distancing our relationship."

Teacher Xiao Zhao blinked her eyes.

"When I leave, Teacher Xiao Zhao, you also need to pay attention to this while interacting with students."

"Ah... Yes!" Teacher Xiao Zhao responded immediately.

...

Transference is indeed a serious issue.

Especially since Teacher Xiao Zhao had even been confessed to by male classmates... Although it seems odd, she is exceptionally sensitive and repellent to transference-related matters.

This issue was resolved.

After a silent assimilation of the answers, Teacher Xiao Zhao raised another question: "Then, what about maintaining Zhang Zihao? Is it to uphold group fairness within the counseling?"

"However, when Zhang Zihao had unpleasant experiences before, you didn’t pay much attention, nor comforted him afterward." Teacher Xiao Zhao’s intuition was sharp, "It feels somewhat contradictory to me, I can’t quite understand..."

Teacher Xiao Zhao looked at her notebook, expressing her doubts.

As she looked up, she saw Nan Zhubin staring right at her.

"...Oh?"

Normally, being stared at like this by such a charming face, Teacher Xiao Zhao would be thrilled.

She blushed now, not out of shyness, but tension.

Because at this moment, she felt like she was during her undergraduate thesis defense, having made fundamental errors, and the advisor below was staring intently.

Nan Zhubin sighed: "Teacher Zhao—are you experiencing countertransference?"

"?...!"

Teacher Xiao Zhao hesitatedly blinked, then her pupil suddenly enlarged.

Nan Zhubin also blinked: "When you speak, you refer to Lin Junkai as ’Junkai’, while mentioning Zhang Zihao with his full name ’Zhang Zihao’."

"It’s due to dual relationships, isn’t it?"

"Unconsciously, you’ve fully embraced the ’teacher’ identity, right? Lin Junkai is the ’good student’, Zhang Zihao is the ’bad student’?"

...

Indeed.

In Teacher Xiao Zhao’s view, having experienced the whole event.

Lin Junkai resisted Wang Rui’s influence, seized the opportunity to rebel in due time, courageously confronting his nightmares and personally obtaining key evidence against Wang Rui.

And Zhang Zihao, not only followed Wang Rui’s orders, infinitely expanding her commands to harm classmates, even now defending Wang Rui, confronting Nan Zhubin.

Seeing this, Teacher Xiao Zhao naturally categorized them as good and bad.

However, if it were the Teacher Xiao Zhao who graduated and came to Jiang Yizhong a year ago, she certainly wouldn’t display such attitude differences. freewebnøvel_com

This perspective is brought about by Teacher Xiao Zhao’s ’teacher’ identity.

This is the additional identity layer of "teacher-student" beyond the "group counselor-group member" during the recent group counseling involving Lin Junkai and others.

Clearly, this dual relationship is causing effects now.

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