Carl Jung Flashcards
1
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Who is Carl Jung?
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- established analytic psychology
- reliance on ancient mythology and Eastern religious views
2
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What is the personal unconscious?
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- Reservoir for material that was once conscious
3
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What are complexes?
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- Pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious
- Organized around a common theme
- May be conscious or unconscious
4
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What is the collective unconscious?
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- part of unconscious mind
- thoughts and images difficult to bring to awareness
- born with it
- same for all people
- made up of primordial images
5
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What are primordial images?
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- unconscious images inherited from our ancestors
- archetypes
- as many archetypes as there are typical situations in life
6
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What are the important archetypes?
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- animus
- anima
- shadow
- persona
- self
7
Q
What is the animus?
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- masculine side of the female psyche
8
Q
What is the anima?
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- feminine side of the male psyche
9
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How do the anima and animus work?
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- guide the selection of a romantic partner and direction of relationship
- look for partner by projecting anima or animus onto potential mates
10
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What is the shadow?
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- contains primitive animal instincts
- essentially negative
- dark side of personality
- partly in personal unconscious in the form of repressed feelings
- partly in the collective unconscious
11
Q
What are the 4 categories that the 12 basic archetypes fall into?
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- provide structure to the world
- yearn for paradise
- leave a mark on the world
- connect with others
12
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What archetypes provide structure to the world?
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- caregiver
- ruler
- creator
13
Q
What archetypes yearn for paradise?
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- innocent
- sage
- explorer
14
Q
What archetypes leave mark on the world?
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- hero
- magician
- outlaw
15
Q
What archetypes connect with others?
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- everyman
- jester
- lover
16
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What is the persona?
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- public face or role presented to others