This is a collection of papers by a group of psychotherapists who designate their work as 'paradigmatic psychotherapy', the basic tenets of which are: '1. Paradigmatic persons and situations have a crucial influence in the socialization of the child. 2. Faulty learning and dysfunctional role-habituation are critical and often the chief sources of emotional disorder. 3. The encounter of therapist and patient constitutes a prime opportunity for new learning.' The contributors—Marie Nelson, Benjamin Nelson, Murray Sherman, Herbert Strean, Lewis Brandt and John Shaffer—present clearly their theoretical point of view supported with extensive clinical material from tape-recordings. Marie Coleman Nelson's paper, 'Narcissistic and Borderline States', merits a special mention. All the authors are designated as psychoanalysts, though the reviewer has not been able to find their names in the Roster of the International Psycho-Analytical Association.