ABSTRACT
Before going on to consider the connection between the theory and technique of analytical psychology, it is worth noting one or two points. In the first place, Jung himself does not put forward his technique as a rival to Freud’s for all types of case. He distinguishes four kinds of patient. There are those ‘who just want sound common sense and good advice. With luck they can be disposed of in a single consultation.’ Next there is the patient ‘for whom a thorough confession or abreaction is enough’. Thirdly, ‘the severer neuroses usually require a reductive analysis of their symptoms and states. And here one should not apply this or that method indiscriminately but, according to the nature of the case, should conduct the analysis more along the lines of Freud or more along those of Adler…. There are in fact two categories of people with different needs…. ’ 1
