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Material from three case histories showed that hostile attitudes during analysis served for the avoidance of recognition of basic emotions, needs and problems. Success in meeting these problems in analysis depends upon the analyst's avoiding reaction either to the patients' need of love or to their hostility and upon meeting them on a middle ground of friendly interest in their verbalization of their fear of needing love. In this setting hostility as a defence may be given up, since it is no longer needed.