For discussion purposes we can designate the middle period of therapy as ranging from the first interpretations on to the very end of therapy. In theory this work will consist of freeing the ego of a symptom-producing neurotic conflict. In practice, the chief technical tools for the task are the therapist’s remarks, which fall into two groups, (a) interpositions and (b) interpretations. Interpretations, more characteristic of the middle period, will now be examined and discussed. (46 pp.)