Misreading neutral faces is clearly related to transference mis-readings that occur in psychotherapy and the creation of bad object experiences linked with projective identification.
Although modern analysis forgoes interpretation as the main form of intervention, it retains the classical psychoanalytic focus on transference, countertransference, and resistance.
Among the specific techniques used were paradoxes, humorous or historical examples, analysis of the self-protective role of symptoms, and reduction of transference by encouraging self-responsibility.
The distorted perceptions of self, others, and associated affects are the focus of treatment as they emerge in the relationship with the therapist (transference).
This digitization of mental information allows both the transference of one's mind to someone else's body, and the theft and alteration of other people's memories.