Fräulein Katharina
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Fräulein Katharina is a patient whose case in "Studies on Hysteria" became one of the early, influential examples in the development of psychoanalytic theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fräulein Katharina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8058586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fräulein Katharina Context triple: [Studies on Hysteria, notableCase, Fräulein Katharina]
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Werther
Werther is the passionate, melancholy young protagonist of Goethe’s epistolary novel whose unrequited love and emotional turmoil lead to his tragic end.
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The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther is a seminal 1774 epistolary novel that helped launch the Sturm und Drang movement and made Goethe internationally famous through its intense portrayal of unrequited love and youthful despair.
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C.
Elective Affinities
Elective Affinities is a novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that explores human relationships, passion, and moral conflict through the metaphor of chemical attraction.
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Goethe; or, the Writer
"Goethe; or, the Writer" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as an exemplary literary figure and explores his significance as a model of the modern writer.
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E.
Gretchen
Gretchen is the given name of Gretchen C. Daily, an influential American ecologist and environmental scientist known for her work on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fräulein Katharina Target entity description: Fräulein Katharina is a patient whose case in "Studies on Hysteria" became one of the early, influential examples in the development of psychoanalytic theory.
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A.
Werther
Werther is the passionate, melancholy young protagonist of Goethe’s epistolary novel whose unrequited love and emotional turmoil lead to his tragic end.
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B.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther is a seminal 1774 epistolary novel that helped launch the Sturm und Drang movement and made Goethe internationally famous through its intense portrayal of unrequited love and youthful despair.
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C.
Elective Affinities
Elective Affinities is a novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that explores human relationships, passion, and moral conflict through the metaphor of chemical attraction.
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D.
Goethe; or, the Writer
"Goethe; or, the Writer" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as an exemplary literary figure and explores his significance as a model of the modern writer.
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E.
Gretchen
Gretchen is the given name of Gretchen C. Daily, an influential American ecologist and environmental scientist known for her work on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clinical case study patient
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hysteria patient ⓘ psychoanalytic case ⓘ |
| appearsInChapterOf | case histories section of Studies on Hysteria ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Josef Breuer ⓘ |
| caseReportedBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| caseUsedFor |
demonstration of psychogenic symptoms
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development of psychoanalytic theory ⓘ evidence for role of trauma in neurosis ⓘ illustration of hysteria ⓘ |
| describedIn | Studies on Hysteria ⓘ |
| field |
clinical psychology
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history of psychiatry ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| hasCondition | hysteria ⓘ |
| hasPseudonym | Katharina ⓘ |
| hasSymptom |
anxiety
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panic-like attacks ⓘ respiratory distress ⓘ somatic symptoms ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adolescent sexuality
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family conflict ⓘ repressed memories ⓘ sexual trauma ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
early clinical understanding of hysteria
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subsequent psychoanalytic case reporting ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalReport | German ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | history of psychoanalysis literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early influential psychoanalytic case
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contributing to the concept of psychogenic illness ⓘ illustrating Freud’s views on hysteria ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCaseReport | 1895 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
conversion symptoms
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psychic conflict ⓘ traumatic etiology of neurosis ⓘ unconscious processes ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
didactic illustration for clinicians
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exemplary case ⓘ |
| treatedBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| treatmentMethod |
cathartic method
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early psychoanalytic technique ⓘ talking cure ⓘ |
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