In typical cases of the negative therapeutic reaction there seems to be a type of 'lethargy' which is similar to a death fantasy. These patients accept analysis primarily as a narcissistic gratification. They seldom associate and they have special difficulties in accomplishing any type of transference. Omnipotence of thought as well as an intense envy are present. The ego seems to be primarily concerned with obtaining the paralysis of any object with which it might come in contact. In this way the analyst is controlled and any interpretation is destroyed or ignored, and the analysis remains static. However, these patients adhere with great