During the analysis of a boy of sixteen sadistic phantasies of the Jack the Ripper type (oral and anal attacks on the mother's body) began to emerge into consciousness. As a reaction to these the boy dreamed that he was unable to make a translation. The associations shewed that the word he could not find was equated to drink, to urine and to fæces. The

latent content of the dream was his obligation to return the stolen body-contents, but he felt unable to do this. Other patients, too, regarded examination, confession and free association as sadistic attempts to get something out of them, equating their own body-content with the stolen contents of the mother's body. This anxiety can be overcome by confession (answering questions, etc.) if not too strong, but otherwise may lead to inhibition.