THE PERILS OF NEUTRALITY

The concept of analytic neutrality is reviewed with respect to its uti lity as a technical guideline. Participation of an analyst's personal judgments and affects in clinical work is discussed in relation to dif fering conceptions of how learning takes place in analysis. The questi on of what actually protects a patient from being exploited by art ana lyst is considered. A case example is provided as a basis for discussi on.