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The observation and the analysis of patterns of thought and movement is a valuable technical aid that can supplement the analysis of defence mechanisms and repudiated wishes. It can also serve as a tool for the reconstruction of genetic determinants of adult psychopathology.
On the basis of reconstruction from analyses and direct observation of children, the following sequence of developmental stages suggests itself: