editado por Ruth F. Lax. -- New York : New York University Press, 1989.

viii, 459 p.; 23 cm. -- (Essential papers in psychoanalysis)

ISBN 0-8147-5042-7.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Contenido: Introduction -- Historical overview -- The evolution of the concept of character in Freud s writings -- The concept of character: a historical review -- The formation of character and of character neurosis -- On the problem of character neurosis -- Techniques of therapy -- The classic position -- On the technique of character-analysis -- Criticisms of Reich s position -- Problems of therapy -- Concerning the theory of psychoanalytic technique -- Psychoanalysis of character -- Current views -- A psychoanalytic classification of character pathology -- Character analysis -- The treatment of characterological disorders -- Types of character pathology and treatment techniques -- Transference resistance in hysterical character neurosis-technical considerations -- Obsessional characters and obsessional neuroses -- Comparing obsessional and hysterical personalities -- An object-relations perspective on masochism -- The narcissistic-masochistic character -- The role of internalization in the development of certain aspects of female masochism: ego psychological considerations -- A consideration of treatment techniques in relation to the functions of masochism -- The rotten core: a defect in the formation of the self during the rapprochement subphase -- The anti-analysand in analysis -- A special variation of technique -- The role and significance of the analyst s character in the analytic process and the analytic situation -- A silent partner to our practice: the analyst s character and attitudes -- Therapeutic problems in the analysis of the normal candidate -- Psychoanalytic technique and the analyst s unconscious -- Some limitations on therapeutic effectiveness: the "burnout syndrome" in psychoanalysts.