The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi
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The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi is a posthumously published record of the pioneering psychoanalyst’s daily clinical observations and reflections, offering an intimate and influential insight into early psychoanalytic practice and theory.
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| Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi | 1 |
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Target entity: The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi Context triple: [Sándor Ferenczi, notableWork, The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi]
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A.
Freud: A Life for Our Time
Freud: A Life for Our Time is a comprehensive intellectual biography of Sigmund Freud that situates his life and theories within their broader historical and cultural context.
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The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology is Alfred Adler’s foundational work outlining his psychological system that emphasizes social interest, feelings of inferiority, and the striving for superiority in personality development.
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Studies on Hysteria
Studies on Hysteria is a foundational 1895 clinical work by Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer that introduced key psychoanalytic concepts through case studies of patients with hysteria.
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Vienna school of child psychiatry
The Vienna school of child psychiatry was an influential early 20th-century clinical and research tradition in Vienna focused on the systematic study and treatment of children's psychological and developmental disorders.
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Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi Target entity description: The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi is a posthumously published record of the pioneering psychoanalyst’s daily clinical observations and reflections, offering an intimate and influential insight into early psychoanalytic practice and theory.
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A.
Freud: A Life for Our Time
Freud: A Life for Our Time is a comprehensive intellectual biography of Sigmund Freud that situates his life and theories within their broader historical and cultural context.
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B.
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology is Alfred Adler’s foundational work outlining his psychological system that emphasizes social interest, feelings of inferiority, and the striving for superiority in personality development.
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C.
Studies on Hysteria
Studies on Hysteria is a foundational 1895 clinical work by Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer that introduced key psychoanalytic concepts through case studies of patients with hysteria.
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D.
Vienna school of child psychiatry
The Vienna school of child psychiatry was an influential early 20th-century clinical and research tradition in Vienna focused on the systematic study and treatment of children's psychological and developmental disorders.
-
E.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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clinical diary ⓘ psychoanalytic text ⓘ |
| author | Sándor Ferenczi ⓘ |
| contains |
case material
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daily clinical observations ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary ⓘ |
| documents |
Ferenczi’s conflicts within the psychoanalytic movement
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Ferenczi’s evolving clinical technique ⓘ Ferenczi’s reflections on Freud ⓘ Ferenczi’s views on patient care ⓘ |
| form |
clinical notes
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diary ⓘ |
| genre |
clinical case notes
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non-fiction ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional involvement of the analyst
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intimacy in the analytic relationship ⓘ limits of neutrality in analysis ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Freudian psychoanalytic movement
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early psychoanalytic practice ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary clinical technique debates
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relational psychoanalysis ⓘ trauma theory in psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of psychoanalysis
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psychoanalysts ⓘ psychotherapists ⓘ |
| isPosthumous | true ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial clinical experiments
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detailed account of analyst’s subjectivity ⓘ influence on relational psychoanalysis ⓘ intimate portrayal of clinical work ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| subject |
clinical practice
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clinical technique ⓘ confidentiality in psychoanalysis ⓘ countertransference ⓘ early psychoanalytic movement ⓘ mutual analysis ⓘ patient–analyst relationship ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 1930s
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late career of Sándor Ferenczi ⓘ |
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Subject: The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi Description of subject: The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi is a posthumously published record of the pioneering psychoanalyst’s daily clinical observations and reflections, offering an intimate and influential insight into early psychoanalytic practice and theory.
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Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi
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linked to: The Clinical Diary of Sándor Ferenczi
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Alexander Fränkel