Character Analysis: Technique and Basic Principles

This book by one of the classics of psychoanalysis presents the theory of character formation and examines the main forms of characters. Special attention is given to genital, neurotic, and masochistic characters, which are dedicated to separate chapters. Character-analytic research... is related to the problems of clinical psychoanalysis. The author presents the technique of character analysis, particularly the technique of interpretation and analysis of resistance, as well as a detailed description of dealing with transference.
The book will be of interest not only to psychoanalysts but also to students interested in psychoanalysis.
Translated from German by A.M. Bokovikov.