CHAPTER VIII

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Difficulties of public discussion--Competence to form an opinion presupposes a knowledge of the fundamental literature--The abandoned trauma theory--Fixation--The importance of the infantile past--Analysis discloses existence of innumerable unconscious phantasies--Œdipus complex--Fixation discussed--The critical moment for the outbreak of the neurosis--Predisposition--Author's energic view point--Application of the libido to the obstacle--Repression--Neurosis an act of adaptation that has failed--The energic view does not alter the technique of analysis--Analysis re-establishes the connection between the conscious and unconscious--Is a constructive task of great importance.