A component of the Zeitgeist at the beginning of the 20th century that influenced some dissenters within psychoanalysis was the ____.
A)American notion of manifest destiny
B)close of the Victorian era
C)atrocities of World War I
D)women's movement (the suffragettes)
E)recognition of the influence of social forces

Question

​A component of the Zeitgeist at the beginning of the 20th century that influenced some dissenters within psychoanalysis was the ____.
A)​American notion of manifest destiny
B)close of the Victorian era
C)​atrocities of World War I
D)women's movement (the suffragettes)
E)recognition of the influence of social forces

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The recognition of the influence of social forces was a component of the Zeitgeist (spirit of the times) at the beginning of the 20th century. This recognition influenced some dissenters within psychoanalysis who believed that individual psychological issues were linked to larger social and cultural factors. They felt that psychoanalysis needed to broaden its focus beyond the individual to include an analysis of social structures and cultural norms.

​A Component of the Zeitgeist at the Beginning of the 20th

A Component of the Zeitgeist at the Beginning of the 20th