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Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924)

In 1924 Otto Rank broke with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth. Rank remains the named author of the 1924 book. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

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In 1924 Otto Rank broke with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth. The instrument is that split. Rank remains the named author of the 1924 book. Sigmund Freud's documented role is: He withdrew confidence from Rank, long the committee secretary. Rank authored the 1924 book. The split is shared.

Context

Rank had sat on the secret committee. Sharing that earlier office is required. Lay Analysis is a neighbouring 1926 book, not this break. The setting of Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924) is the public file around 1924-01-01. Driver political-polarization is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Why it matters

Worsening path from Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924) on 1924-01-01. Another named heir-split is a polarisation path. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Sigmund Freud

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.32 · verified

    He withdrew confidence from Rank, long the committee secretary. Rank authored the 1924 book. The split is shared.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactOtto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924)
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.3 · Effect from 1 January 1924 · verified

    Another named heir-split is a polarisation path.

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Sigmund FreudInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Sigmund Freud, Charcot and ParisEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Freud, Rank neighbourhood at https://iep.utm.edu/freud/ (opens in a new tab) (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent locator: Britannica — Sigmund Freud, later breaks neighbourhood at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Freud, Rank neighbourhood (https://iep.utm.edu/freud/ (opens in a new tab); Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent carrier: Britannica — Sigmund Freud, later breaks neighbourhood (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924) under 1924-01-01 for Sigmund Freud. Established: a sourced public record of Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924) under 1924-01-01.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. The Trauma of Birth is Rank's book. Mixed effects of Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924) are separate paths.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Shared responsibility is part of Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924). Naming Sigmund Freud does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1924-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorSigmund Freud
  2. contributed toFactOtto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924)
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Otto Rank breaks with Freud's circle after The Trauma of Birth (1924). Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-rank-1924

https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-rank-1924

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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