1Some technical problems connected with a woman's attachment to her mother in adult life can be hard to detect by a woman analyst in the analysis of women patients, but if not detected can hold up treatment and the analysis can become repetitive.

2This tendency shows itself in many ways. For instance, the most important part of the session can be the way the patient comes into and leaves the analyst's room, and the verbal communication is meaningless unless the real meaning of entering the room is understood.