ABSTRACT
Early in his theorizing Freud did not have a theory of the aggressive drive and did not feel the need for one. Obviously, Freud was perfectly well aware of the many forms of aggressive behavior and hostility in the analytic situation, including resistance and ambivalence, as well as outside it. He had noticed the hostile intent of many jokes and parapraxes in everyday life. He was well aware of the hostile component of the Oedipus complex in addition to loving feelings and dependent needs.
