Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235).

pt. 1. The psychiatrist : personal and professional requirements. Insight into the emotional aspects of the doctor-patient relationship -- The psychiatrist's part in the doctor-patient relationship -- The psychiatrist's attitude toward cultural and ethical values in its relatedness to the goals of psychotherapy -- Considerations of the psychiatrist in the establishment of the treatment situation -- pt. 2. The psychotherapeutic process : the patient and the therapist. The initial interview -- Introductory remarks in the psychotherapeutic procedure -- Associations, marginal thoughts, physical sensations, and their usage in psychotherapy -- Interpretation and its application -- How to begin and how to terminate a psychotherapeutic interview -- Termination of treatment -- pt. 3. Adjuncts to intense psychotherapy. The attitude of the psychiatrist toward intercurrent events in the lives of the patient and of the therapist -- Contacts with relatives.

Peter wants a dog so badly that he names his new fish, turtle, bird, and cat Lassie.