ABSTRACT
So far this book has been concerned with the formulation of a theory, the few 'facts' mentioned being illustrative models intended to give body to what might otherwise be an exercise in the manipulation of abstractions. It leads up to the formulation of a theory which has as its realization a background of psycho-analytic practice. The theory formulates a recurrent pattern of emotional experience of wide distribution. It does not replace any existing psycho-analytical theory, but is intended to display relationships which have not been remarked.
