Index (economics) In economics and finance, an index is a statistical measure of changes in a representative group of individual data points. These data may be derived from any number of sources, including company performance, prices, productivity, and employment. Economic indices track economic health from different perspectives.
Transference and countertransference. Transference and countertransference: In a therapy context, transference refers to redirection of a client's feelings from a significant person to a therapist.
There are four manifestations of counter-transference: 1  Subjective - the therapists own unresolved issues is the cause (can be harmful if not detected)  Objective - the therapists reaction to his client's maladaptive behaviors is the cause (can benefit the therapeutic process)