Self improvement tip 10: Learn the art of small talk. If you have finally decided to not be an ascetic and live a material life after all, you might as well be a master in navigating the societal patterns. Small talk can take you places, literally.
countertransference. [-transfurâ²Éns]. the conscious or unconscious emotional response of a psychotherapist or psychoanalyst to a patient. The response may be positive or negative but can provide useful data in the therapy.
Counterargument. 1  refute it, showing why it is mistakenâan apparent but not real problem; 2  acknowledge its validity or plausibility, but suggest why on balance it's relatively less important or less likely than what you propose, and thus doesn't overturn it;