The role played by an analyst's expectations in technique is taken up via consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of the concept of resistance. A conception of resistance is presented, and specific clinical interventions suggested by it are illustrated and discussed. The principle of even hovering attention as an ideal analytic attitude is criticized.
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