3: Jung - Analytical Psychoanalysis Flashcards
1/3 of Jung’s conceptualization of the psyche - represents conscious mind
ego
1/3 of Jung’s conceptualization of the psyche - represents anything which is not presently conscious, but can be (memories, repressed memories)
personal unconscious
1/3 of Jung’s conceptualization of the psyche - a reservoir of knowledge of our experiences as a species that we are all born with, but are never directly conscious of
collective unconscious
an unlearned tendency to experience things in a certain way - content of the collective unconscious - “organizing principle” of the things we see and do
archetype
archetype of the relationship of “mothering” - we arrive into the world seeking our mother for nurturing
mother
archetype symbolizing spiritual power in primitive societies and represented by penis (fertility) - no explicit sexual connotation
mana
archetype derived from our pre-human animal past, when we weren’t self-conscious and our concerns were limited to survival and reproduction - represents darker impulses, but isn’t explicitly good or bad
shadow
archetype representing your public image, the mask of yourself you display outwardly to the world - if it’s too strong, you can never achieve self-realization
persona
archetype of femininity present in the collective unconscious of men - associated with deep emotionality and the force of life itself
anima
archetype of masculinity present in the collective unconscious of women - associated with logic and rationality
animus
the combined archetype of the anima and animus - love forms based on one individual fulfilling the other’s anima/animus well
syzygy
archetype of the relationship of “fathering” - viewed as a guide or authority figure
father
archetype of blood relationships and the ties that run deeper than those based on conscious reasons
family
archetype of infants representing the future, becoming, rebirth, and salvation
child
story archetype of a man, representing the ego, engaged in a fight with a villain, representing the shadow - protagonist
hero
story archetype of a woman, representing purity, innocence, and naiveté, who must be rescued by the hero - damsel in distress
maiden
story archetype of a man, representing the animus, who reveals to the hero the nature of the collective unconscious
wise old man
story archetype of an animal who represents humanity’s relationship with the animal world - the hero’s faithful horse
animal
story archetype of an individual who hampers the hero’s progress, representing troubles that may arise in the journey
trickster
religious archetype of the first individual of humanity to come into existence - represented in western religion by Adam
original man
religious archetype representing our need to comprehend and give meaning to the universe / to find purpose and direction in the form of an all-powerful individual
God
archetype representing the union of opposites - typically represented by an effeminate male figure
hermaphrodite
painted figures that represent the archetype of the self - used in meditation to draw focus back to the center
mandala
first principle of the psyche - every wish immediately suggests its opposite (in order to have a concept of good, you must have a concept of bad as well)
principle of opposites
in Jung’s philosophy, the force of opposition (good vs. bad) that powers the psyche
libido
second principle of the psyche - the energy created from opposition is given to both sides equally (good and bad)
principle of equivalence
a pattern of suppressed thoughts and feelings that cluster around a theme provided by some archetype - occurs if you deny you ever had a dark thought
complex
third principle of the psyche - tendency for oppositions to come together over a person’s lifetime, causing energy to decrease (adult personalities change less than adolescents, more comfortable with good/bad parts of themselves)
principle of entropy
gradually rising above opposites and seeing “both sides” of who we are
transcendence
archetype that represents the transcendence of all opposites, so that every aspect of personality is expressed equally
self
the idea that psychological processes work through cause and effect, that the past determines the present - linked with determinism and natural sciences
mechanism
the idea that psychological processes are lead on by our ideas about a future state, by our purposes, meanings, values, etc. - linked with free will and embraced by some religion, philosophy
teleology
the occurrence of two events that are not linked causally nor teleologically, yet are meaningfully related (coincidences) - Jung believed they reflect our connection to the collective unconscious
synchronicity
in Hinduism, the outer world that we perceive, but that is not a reality of its own (“illusion”)
maya
in Hinduism, the name for our individual souls/egos - us being separate from each other is an illusion
jivatman