Transference, a basic element in communication, is explored in its normal and its neurotic aspects. Its gains and values, normally achieved by the emotionally mature individual, are sought in analysis by the neurotic. Through

transference, one seeks bonds to substitute for old losses. Through the 'fetish' person, affects and ideas become connected with earlier hidden love objects. Inner conflicts are externalized, and sublimation facilitated by projecting fantasies onto real objects, rendering them more acceptable. The new identifications and relationships established with the help of transference strengthen the ego. Empathy is promoted and verbal conflict substituted for physical conflict. Recall is aided through repetition, with gradual decrease in the affect connected with the loss of the primary objects. Other values deriving from transference function are enumerated and described.