Jean Charcot influenced the thinking of Sigmund Freud and Pierre Janet. Specifically, Freud and Janet were influenced by Charcot's

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Charcot was known for his use of hypnosis as a treatment for hysteria, which greatly influenced Freud and Janet's ideas about the unconscious mind and the use of hypnosis in therapy. However, there is no evidence to suggest that Charcot's views on gynecology or his discovery of biological causes of somatoform disorders had a direct influence on Freud and Janet's thinking. Additionally, Charcot did not integrate multiple personalities, as that concept was developed by later psychologists such as Morton Prince and Pierre Janet himself.

Jean Charcot Influenced the Thinking of Sigmund Freud and Pierre