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DISCUSSION: Dr. Judith Kestenberg differentiated between integration and synthesis, stressing that there are differences in these organizational trends of early and middle adolescence which should be considered both clinically and theoretically. She discussed Dr. Rosner's clinical material from this point of view.
Dr. Peter Neubauer felt the author succeeded in highlighting the specific characteristics of this stage of development as well as the implication for the analytic technique. Dr. Samuel Abrams felt that Dr. Rosner had not only demonstrated that analysis in adolescence is possible but that the experience analysts gain in dealing with this phase can make analysis possible for more adults.
In conclusion, Dr. Rosner said that what he wished to stress under the concept of synthesis was the creativity of the adolescent, which is phase-specific. Regression in the service of development is not enough to explain that for the adolescent something new must be 'created'. All adolescents want to feel that they are alive and unique.