Will Therapy
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Will Therapy is a seminal psychoanalytic work by Otto Rank that emphasizes the central role of human will and creativity in psychological development and treatment.
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| Will Therapy canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Will Therapy Context triple: [Otto Rank, notableWork, Will Therapy]
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Therapy Target entity description: Will Therapy is a seminal psychoanalytic work by Otto Rank that emphasizes the central role of human will and creativity in psychological development and treatment.
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A.
Say You Will
"Say You Will" is the introspective opening track from Kanye West’s album 808s & Heartbreak, known for its minimalist production and emotionally raw lyrics.
-
B.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
-
C.
Whisper
Whisper is an open-source automatic speech recognition system by OpenAI that transcribes and translates spoken language with high accuracy across many languages.
-
D.
Lord I Need You
"Lord I Need You" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop song by Kanye West, notable for its emotional reflection on faith and relationships.
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E.
Dare to Think
Dare to Think is the English-language motto of Ghent University, encapsulating its emphasis on critical inquiry and independent thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rankian psychotherapy
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short-term psychotherapy approaches ⓘ |
| author | Otto Rank ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | classical Freudian drive theory ⓘ |
| critiques | overemphasis on past determinants in classical analysis ⓘ |
| discussedIn | history of psychoanalysis literature ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
central role of human will in personality
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client’s active participation in therapy ⓘ creative self-affirmation ⓘ individual autonomy ⓘ |
| field |
clinical psychology
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psychotherapy theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
patient’s capacity for choice
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patient’s responsibility for life decisions ⓘ transformation of will conflicts ⓘ |
| genre |
psychoanalysis
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psychology ⓘ |
| hasReputation | seminal work in Rankian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| influenced |
client-centered therapy
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existential psychotherapy ⓘ humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Otto Rank’s theory of the will
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
creative will
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resistance as expression of will ⓘ separation and individuation ⓘ therapeutic relationship as collaboration ⓘ will as organizing principle of personality ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
creativity
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psychological development ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ will ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Willenspsychologie ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Art and Artist
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The Trauma of Birth ⓘ |
| stresses |
creative reconstruction of the self
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here-and-now therapeutic experience ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
humanistic
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psychoanalytic ⓘ |
| usedIn | training of psychotherapists ⓘ |
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