ABSTRACT
In the following sections, which describe the distinguishing features of each of the main forms of dynamic psychotherapy, after a brief historical introduction we will consider in turn, first, the therapeutic setting, second, the role of the patient, third, the role of the therapist, and fourth, the therapeutic processes most characteristic of that form of therapy. These divisions, made for the purpose of exposition, are somewhat artificial. They should not be taken too literally; the crux of the therapeutic process is the interaction between patient and therapist in the chosen setting.
