In this series of tapes Strean discusses with a supervisee the case of Nancy, a dependent woman, and the case of Mr. M., a dependent man. They discuss the psychosexual diagnosis, defenses, resistances, and transferences of the dependent patient, and the countertransferences of the analyst.

Nancy has had a close relationship with her mother in which she has feared engulfment. Strean sees her as struggling with separation-individuation. In the transference she looks for an omnipotent mother who will give her advice and direction and gratify her every wish. The therapist's task with such a person, Strean says, is to wean her from this need for an omnipotent mother and to stimulate her autonomy. The