ABSTRACT
In her definitive work on transference Klein (1952a) states: I hold that transference originates in the same processes which in the earliest stages determine object-relations. Transference was first uncovered by Freud in a pathological setting, but he hinted that it was a common feature of everyday life. Meltzer (1967) broadens the concept of transference by stating that its truest meaning is the transfer of mental pain from one person to another. Klein speaks of transference as a "total situation". The gathering of the transference may be achieved in that way or in another way, the orthodox/classical one, in which the analyst remains silent during the initial portion of the analysis, allows the transference to develop slowly over time, and selectively interprets only resistance to negative transference. While Klein disapproved of the therapeutic use of the analyst's countertransference, her followers, Paula Heimann and Roger Money-Kyrle, immediately saw its advantages and therapeutic usefulness.
