(4) Jung Flashcards
What was Jung interested in?
Interested in the manifestations of psychological nature in myths, dreams and culture
What does the word association test uncover?
Identifies complexes – thoughts and feelings clustered together
When using the word association test, what type of responses uncover complexes?
Slow/fast responses, repeating words, not responding
What did Jung believe about Schizophrenia?
Believed patients had visions and dreams about mandalas, used art therapy to treat
What is the personal UCS?
the UCS involves the personal UCS: repressed material which may be painful or primitive, neglected material and material which has lost energy or value
How does the collective UCS differ from the personal?
The collective UCS, more significant than the personal UCS: hallucinations, dreams, drawings of schizophrenia
What three components does Jung believe the psyche is made up of?
ego, personal unconscious, collective unconscious
How is Jung’s idea of the libido differ from Freud’s?
Life force plus driving force, non-sexual, can be applied to the continuous psychological growth of the person
How does Jung’s nature of analysis differ to Freud’s?
Less analysis of transference, individuation, not ‘cure’, treating middle age people
How does Jung explain mental illness?
Psyche being blocked, unable to express yourself – explains mental illness
Where do dreams stem from?
Dreams stem from both personal UCS and collective UCS
What is amplification?
identifying significant symbols in dreams and focusing in on them to explore possible meanings
What are Jung’s 4 stages of therapy?
- Confession
- Elucidation (nature of the problem)
- Education
- Transformation (achieve balance and self-realisation)
What is the idea of psychological reality?
Significant, heavily-invested beliefs, have a quality of truth, no concern with ‘objective truth’
What is Synchronicity?
Meaningful coincidences, two events must occur independently of each other i.e. two events have their own causality but they are not causally related to each other, only in combination they have meaning to that person
What are Archetypes?
Collective unconscious, generalised idea represented in myths, popular culture, dreams, how to respond to certain things, predisposition to react in certain ways