About the book: 2006 / The book by one of the classics of psychoanalysis outlines the theory of character formation, and examines the basic forms of characters. Particular attention is paid to genital neurotic and masochistic characters, to which separate chapters are devoted. Character-analytic studies are related to the problems of clinical psychoanalysis. The author presents the technique of character analysis, in particular the technique of interpretation and analysis of resistance, and also describes in detail the treatment of transference. The book will be of interest not only to psychoanalysts, but also to students interested in psychoanalysis.