The findings of this report and previous reports on the transference phenomena of follow-up studies may be formulated as follows. The transient revival of preanalytic symptoms along with the substitution of analysts may be accounted for on the basis of the compulsion to repeat—using this as a descriptive clinical term.

As is generally understood, transference residues result from incomplete analyses so that conflicts become, and after the termination of the analysis remain, organized around the person and image of the analyst; these conflicts, by further displacement, remain available for continued, repetitive neurotic and character difficulties. If they are of significant degree, such transference residues are observable as operative in residual psychopathology; and if other factors are suitable, their presence may indicate the need for further analysis.