The contributors to this book invite the reader to explore with them the processes affecting the therapist's mind-and, occasionally his body-during psychoanalytic therapy, and the reasons why the therapist thinks, feels, and reacts in a particular way. counter-transference since Freud's time, has recently been recognized, resulting in the therapist's use of additional resources so that he or she can understand and help the patient more effectively. Freud's own observations, made important contributions to the study of the countertransference, considerably enlarging upon the concept and...