This paper emphasizes the problems of analyzing a character disorder in which there are strong narcissistic defenses and a great readiness to act out all conflicts. Schwarz believes that this clinical picture is beginning to form a considerable proportion of analytic practice. By analyzing the complicated structure of the defenses and by translating the acting out in terms of early childhood conflicts, the author was able to mobilize the patient's anxiety. It was then possible to successfully analyze the causes of the anxiety.