ABSTRACT
In this chaper it will be possible to do justice to only a very small part of this crucial area of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The topic is essentially a clinical and technical one, rather than a theoretical one, and the analysis of the transference and the understanding of countertransference are central elements in the analysis of both adults and children. However, the concepts of transference and countertransference have changed over the years, and I want to give a very brief theoretical introduction before going on to focus on one or two of the problems that arise in connection with transference interpretations and, to a certain extent, to comment on the relevant countertransference reactions.
