I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE, many years ago, to be supervised briefly, by Dr. Reca. I hardly understood this tiny, elegant, tender lady, since the English she spoke was too heavily accented for my untutored and insensitive ear. I am sure, more than our language differences, our confusion of tongues derived from my psychoanalytic naivete, which prevented my full appreciation of what she had to say. I did retain a sense of her craft, though, and now, I believe I understand why. One concept—affirmation—did filter through to me clearly. This was the necessity for the