Chapter 8 MISS CLARE C. The present case was one in which the outcome was much more optimistic than in the preceding cases. It was also a case that showed a remarkable progression from severely impaired functioning to relatively normal adaptation and a capacity for meaningful interpersonal relationships. What the present case teaches us is that the therapy of paranoid conditions is not altogether a dismal or hopeless prospect, and that the relatively effective treatment of paranoid states can follow a predictable course in terms of the underlying pathogenic structure of the personality. 本例的结果比前几例乐观得多。该病例还显示出从功能严重受损到相对正常的适应和有意义的人际关系能力的显著进展。目前的案例告诉我们，偏执状态的治疗并不完全是一种令人沮丧或无望的前景，对偏执状态的相对有效的治疗可以遵循一个可预测的过程，即人格的潜在致病结构。