The nature and function of a pathological oedipal constellation in a female patient.

The first analysis of a female patient dealt essentially with separation-individuation and narcissistic issues. During the second analysis a dynamic constellation of narcissistic character pathology, some psychopathic tendencies, perverse fantasies, and enactments emerged. Prominent was an unconscious fantasy of stealing the sexual organs of one parent to sexually satisfy the other parent. The etiology of this constellation and its transmutations in analysis are described.