INTRODUCTION 5
ABSTRACT OF THE PAPER 8
Ⅰ．A FREUDIAN VIEW OF PSYCHOSIS 10
Psychosis，Dreams，and Nightmares 12
Regression to Infancy in Psychosis 15
A Definition of the＂Early Maternal Environment＂Concept 16
Ⅱ．THE EARLY MATERNAL ENVIRONMENT IN PSYCHOSIS 19
Psychosis：Re-Experiencing the Early Maternal Environment 19
Phases of Psychosis：Differing Reactions to the Early Maternal Environment 22
Psychotic Behavior：Indicators of the Reactions to the Early Maternal Environment 27
Ⅲ．DIRECT PSYCHOANALYSIS ATTEMPTS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INADEQUACIES OF THE EARLY MATERNAL ENVIRONMENT 28
The Therapeutic Environment of Direct Psychoanalysis 29
The Direct Psychoanalyst as＂Foster-Mother＂ 31
Ⅳ．THE EARLY MATERNAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE CHILD＇S DEVELOPMENT 34
Studies of the Early Maternal Environment 35
The Superego as＂Mother＂ 38
＂You Seek the Mother You Knew＂ 41
The Early Maternal Environment in Neurosis 43
REFERENCFS 48