Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology Flashcards
3 levels of Psyche according to Jung.
Conscious
Personal Unconscious
Collective Unconscious
Those that are sensed by the ego; center of consciousness.
Conscious
Embraces all repressed, forgotten, or subliminally perceived experiences of one particular individual.
Personal Unconscious
Contents of the personal unconscious; emotionally toned conglomeration of associated ideas.
Complexes
Has roots in the ancestral past of the entire species.
Collective unconscious
Ancient or archaic images that derive from the collective unconscious.
Archetypes
An unconscious physical impulse toward action.
Instinct
8 types of most notable archetypes.
Persona
Shadow
Anima
Animus
The Great Mother
Wise Old Man
Hero
Self
Side of personality that people show to the world .
Persona
Archetype of darkness and repression; represents those qualities we do not wish to acknowledge but attempt to hide from ourselves and others.
Shadow
First test of courage according to Jung.
Shadow/ know our Shadow
Feminine side of men; represents irrational moods and feelings.
Anima
Masculine archetype in women; symbolic of thinking and reasoning.
Animus
Derivative of the anima; this preexisting concept of mother is always associated with both positive and negative feelings.
The Great Mother
Archetype of wisdom and meaning; symbolizes humans’ pre-existing knowledge of the mysteries of life.
Wise Old Man
Represented in mythology and legends as a powerful person, sometimes part god, who fights against great odds to conquer or vaquish evil.
Hero
The innate disposition to move toward growth, perfection, and completion; archetype of archetypes.
Self
Ultimate symbol of archetype Self; depicted as a circle within a square, a square within a circle, or any other concentric figure.
Mandala
Holds that present events have their origin in previous experiences.
Causality
Holds that present events are motivated by goals and aspirations for the future that direct a person’s destiny.
Teleology
Adaptation to the outside world involves the forward flow of psychic energy.
Progression