Psychoanalysis and current biological thought

be markedly ex¬ troverted. In two studies where reaction to the illness and to knowledge of the diagnosis were not controlled, the Rorschach indicated that cancer pa¬ tients were emotionally constricted and lacking in vitality. The common denominator in many of these re¬ ports may be Kissen's notion of inadequate emo¬ tional outlet along with an overactive metabolism. Higher adrenocorticoid levels have been found in patients with malignant tumors. Neiman, Kavetski, and others have demonstrated that the most favor¬ able conditions for tumoral growth are always coincident with an intense activity of the central