A brief and gentle critique of Marohn's chapter leads into a lengthier, rather stern criticism of Kohut's theoretical formulations and clinical approach. Mainly, the author feels that Kohut has restated in unnecessarily new terminology important old theoretical concepts long recognized by Freud and others. Regarding treatment, Giovacchini objects to what he views as Kohut's advocacy of certain deviations from classical analytic technique (e.g., responding positively to the demands of the narcissistic patient for attention and admiration, i.e., "mirroring").