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In a brief and simple form Bellak presents a few well-known concepts with the aim of stating 'some generally intelligible operations basic to
psychotherapy'. Dynamic psychotherapy is outlined as involving communication, interpretation, insight and working through. Directive psychotherapy is viewed in terms of guidance, counseling, persuasion, and reassurance while expressive psychotherapy is seen as an emotional catharsis. Though the paper contributes nothing new, it could be of value to beginners and ancillary workers in psychiatry.