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-17 E- i t b&cane stronger aa he grew older until, at the present time, i t ia the core of hie thinking. Under these circun^tancea, *# miBt suppose that some powerful psychological atreau continued to nourish these infantile podep of thought, This psychological stream is probably, aa it is in aany other cases, a fear of duatfr* It seems logical to suppose that in the course of hie early deliberations on the deaths of hie hrothern bio fir at conclusion wae probably that all tha oihare die end that con- sequently he too would die* flifl fear would not be oULayad by hia mother's constant concern over hia well-being, which ha • nay have interpreted ae an indication that the danger was imminent. Such a conclusion would certainly be a valid one for a child to Hake udder the cireuwtancea, Ihe thought of tils own death, however, ia aLaoat unbearable to a Bdall child* is quite eo demoralizing ae the constant dread of nulf- It gnaws away day and night and prevents hia • the good things that life afford* * To M4 hinself of this devastating fear bacomea hia flftjor objective* This is not easily accompli shed t especially whsn all Evailable evidence seems to corroborate the validity of tlfe fear. I» opiw to offset itfl potency he id almost driven to deny its reality by adopting the belief that i» ia of divine origin and that Providence i* protecting him fro* all hera. Only by uoe of auch a technique ia the child abla to convince himself thft.^ he will not dia- We must u n n REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES