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Society. Fourteen new Associate Members had been elected during the year. Dr. Ferenczi and Dr. Otto Rank had been elected ^ Honorary Members. During the year there had been ten Meetings of Members and Associate Members, seven Meetings of Members and seven Council Meetings. '

Quarterly Report

There have been five Meetings of Members and Associate Members since the last report. The attendance at the Meetings has been very good, and some interesting discussions have taken place.

At a Meeting held on October 19, 1921 Dr. Bryan read a paper on 'The Psycho-Analyst'. He drew attention to certain character- istics usually found in medical men that would have to be renounced in those who contemplated taking up treatment by psycho-analysis. He discussed the various motives that led to the taking up of psycho-analysis, and then dealt more specifically with the quali- fications necessary for the work. He made a few remarks with special reference to lay analysts, and concluded by referring to the future training of psycho-analysts.

In the discussion that followed Dr. Jones amplified some of the points mentioned in the paper and criticised others. Other Members expressed their views.

On November 2, Dr. Stoddart read a paper on ' The Emotional Factor in Enteroptosis'. He pointed out that in anxiety states there is an outpouring of adrenalin which causes gastric dilatation by stimulating the sympathetic. This allows the transverse and ascending colon to fall, the latter dragging the right kidney from its fatty bed. Both stomach and colon sometimes reach the true pelvis. The question arises whether such extreme cases of enter- optosis could be cured by psycho-analysis alone. An interesting discussion followed.

On November 16, Dr. Ernest Jones made some remarks on 'Introjection and Projection'. After discussing the general topic of the two processes he quoted a question raised by Prof. Freud of wheUier many instances of apparent projection in paranoia were not really cases where the subject correctly divined the unconscious of the other person. A discussion followed.

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