Transference and Devolution

noun

• Psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst. (
• Transferring ownership.
  • synonyms: transfer
• The act of transfering something from one form to another.
  • usage: "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
  • synonyms: transfer

noun

• The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.
  • synonyms: degeneration
• The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government. ).
  • synonyms: devolvement

• (n.) The act of rolling down.
• (n.) Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.

DEVOLUTION is the delegation of authority from higher to lower levels.