Paul discusses nine ethical precepts which he sees as the 'basic model technique' of psychoanalysis. 1, The analyst refrains from moralizing on the patient's thoughts and feelings, or their verbalization in analysis; 2, he refrains from sanctioning cruelty toward one's self or others; 3, he leaves the patient free to develop his own value system; 4, he respects his patient as a person; 5, he avoids intruding beyond the patient's boundaries and protects his own boundaries as well; 6, he does not endorse self-deception or belief in magic; 7, he has a preference for healthy behavior; 8, he abstains from indulgence of the patient; and 9, he is always interested in furthering the analysis. Psychoanalytic treatment is not ethically neutral. It is firmly committed to the values of the patient as an individual, to the value of accurate self-observation, and to the value of the psychoanalyst as a professional assistant to the patient in his self-analysis.