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Character, a synthesis of ego traits, habits, and attitudes, may be considered from various points of view: descriptive, genetic, structural, dynamic, economic, and libidinal. It is formed by the interplay of various constituent elements: fixated infantile experiences and transformed instinctual drives; interaction between id, ego, and superego; molding by the id and by the environment. Much has been written about 'character types', those within and those outside normal limits. One seldom, however, sees pure types. Different forces produce different types of character,—ambivalent, impulsive, inhibited, and others. Similar forces are at work in the formation of neurotic symptoms and of character. The difference between neurosis and character is that the neurotic conflict is still active, though often invisible, in neurosis, whereas it disappears in character. The difference between symptom neurosis and character neurosis is therefore not very significant. If repression fails, a character trait or habit may degenerate into a frank symptom. 'In other words, the character neurosis is, finally, a symptom neurosis.'