The Trauma of Birth
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The Trauma of Birth is a 1924 psychoanalytic work by Otto Rank that argues the experience of birth is a fundamental source of human anxiety and a key to understanding neurosis, creativity, and culture.
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| The Trauma of Birth canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trauma of Birth Context triple: [Otto Rank, notableWork, The Trauma of Birth]
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The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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C.
The Amniotic Universe
"The Amniotic Universe" is an essay by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s origins and place in the cosmos through the metaphor of the womb-like, protective environment of the universe.
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D.
Difficult Women
Difficult Women is a short story collection by Roxane Gay that explores the lives, traumas, and resilience of complex, flawed, and multifaceted women.
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E.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trauma of Birth Target entity description: The Trauma of Birth is a 1924 psychoanalytic work by Otto Rank that argues the experience of birth is a fundamental source of human anxiety and a key to understanding neurosis, creativity, and culture.
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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C.
The Amniotic Universe
"The Amniotic Universe" is an essay by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s origins and place in the cosmos through the metaphor of the womb-like, protective environment of the universe.
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D.
Difficult Women
Difficult Women is a short story collection by Roxane Gay that explores the lives, traumas, and resilience of complex, flawed, and multifaceted women.
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E.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| author | Otto Rank ⓘ |
| caused | controversy within the psychoanalytic movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| field |
psychoanalytic theory
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psychology ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
cultural studies of myth and symbol
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later theories of perinatal psychology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of myths and religious motifs
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discussion of artistic creativity ⓘ theoretical discussion of birth as primal trauma ⓘ |
| influenced |
existential psychoanalysis
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object relations theory ⓘ psychoanalytic theory of early trauma ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
myth and religion as expressions of birth trauma
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regression to intrauterine state ⓘ separation anxiety ⓘ symbolic rebirth ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anxiety
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birth trauma ⓘ creativity ⓘ culture ⓘ neurosis ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| movement | classical psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to Otto Rank's break with Freud
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emphasizing birth trauma over Oedipus complex ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das Trauma der Geburt ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
origin of anxiety
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relationship between individual and culture ⓘ role of trauma in human development ⓘ |
| proposes |
art and creativity symbolically repeat and master the trauma of birth
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birth trauma is a prototype for later neurotic conflicts ⓘ cultural and religious symbols express attempts to overcome birth anxiety ⓘ the experience of birth is a fundamental source of human anxiety ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
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The Interpretation of Dreams ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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