ABSTRACT
This technical paper, based on a description and conceptualization of his own technique, provides a model for dealing with changes of emotionality and splits in the analytic session, by creating a working atmosphere through the dynamic use of the interpretative function and the countertransference. This paper invites others to examine their own development of "linguistic ingenuity" and to differentiate areas of ingenuity within the "basic technical principles" from acting-in-the-countertransference. This paper, together with the author's 1973 paper on "Routine and Inspired Interpretations"* makes an important contribution to the theory of psychoanalytic technique. It also encourages a self-critical observation and analysis of the interaction between patient and analyst as a form of self-supervision of unedited clinical material.
