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The various meanings of the term 'countertransference' are considered and it is eventually understood as the overall response of the analyst, including vocational factors; the main ideas of W. R. Bion on the analytical task are then summarized.
After a description of the conditions under which the child analyst works, it is postulated that the difficulties of his task are due to his need to keep a part of his mind in the condition of a child's mind so that he can understand his little patient, while at the same time retaining his position as an adult so that he can analyse him.