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In describing aspects of the analyses of an adult and a child, I focused on the clinically demonstrable observations, suggesting with annotated comments how the psychoanalytic process, the infrastructure of the treatment situation, informed the empirical data. I tried to show that Jessica used Rhino to cultivate experiences that took her back to her past, whereas Leslie also used Mr. Beary to actualize experiences which served as the nidus for a newly emerging developmental organization. The case descriptions do, of course, lend themselves to other theoretical discussions, e.g., the study of character development, or the origins of the sense of gender, or the meanings of transitional phenomena. It has taken some effort to avoid the temptation vigorously to pursue these areas. But the effort seems justified. The customary clamor about technique or dynamics or structure too often interferes with the focus upon the silent shaping process; and, after all, what distinguishes psychoanalysis from other therapies resides within the view of that process.
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