Chapter 4 Jungian Flashcards
What is the collective unconscious in Jungian theory?
The collective unconscious is the genetically stored universal, or ancestral cultural, spiritual images or archetypes that predates birth and is bequeathed to the nascent psyche of each subsequent generation.
What is the goal of therapy in Jungian?
The goal of therapy is to unite the conscious with the unconscious and how one sees and experiences the Self, that is of a higher, thus whole and complete order.
What are archetypes in Jungian Theory?
Unconscious universal patterns that can be traced across cultures and influence how people think, feel and behave
What is the Ego in Jungian Theory?
Complex sets of representations of oneself that has both conscious and unconscious elements that are both personal and collective
What is the Self in Jungian Theory?
stems from a deeper connection with life and all humanity
What are Shadows in Jungian Theory?
Unpleasant, socially unacceptable, feral, base, immoral aspects of the psyche that if unacknowledged and denied can cause psychological impairment and deterioration
What is Persona in Jungian Theory?
The “Public face.”
What is Anima/Animus in Jungian Theory?
The feminine side of the male (Anima), and the masculine side of the female
What is a Hero in Jungian Theory?
Perseverance, undaunted, helpful companion, hubris, overconfidence
What is the wise old man/woman in Jungian Theory?
Strength, quietness, fortitude; nurturance, forgiveness
What is the trickster in Jungian Theory?
Shape-shifter, human chameleon, the speaker of truth through paradox; the harbinger of transformation and change.
What was Carl Jung?
It was believed that he was a Mystic and believer in the divine (in a secular sense)
What is the role of the counselor in Jungian theory?
The therapist is a healer and guide that moves the client toward integration of their polarities, and ultimate connection with the cosmos.
What are the four stages of therapy in Jungian?
Confession - Catharsis
Elucidation – Achieve insight through childhood memories that relate to the presenting problem
Education – Insight is translated into meaningful, substantive change in behavior
Transformation – Consciously connected with self and collective unconscious
What is the role of the counselor in Jungian theory?
Fellowship and collaboration – Comrades in arms
Educator
“Whatever works” attitude
I can only take you as far as I have so far gone myself
What are the three levels of the collective unconscious in Jungian Theory
Conscious mind: That part of you and your mind that you are aware of
Personal unconscious: Forgotten elements of one’s history, repressed memories, and elements that were never conscious
Collective Unconscious: A universal consciousness made up of archetypes that everyone has access to
What Jung’s psychological types that eventually became part of Myers-Briggs?
Extravert/Introvert – General attitude and orientation to life
Thinking/Feeling – Analysis and logic vs. values and morality (not necessarily emotive)
Intuitive/Sensing – reliance on the unconscious or collective unconscious material vs. the reliance on the senses
and then added:
Judging/Perceiving – Having things in life planned out, orderly and organized as opposed to a more spontaneous, exploratory zest for new possibilities.
What are some examples of goals in Jungian theory?
Facilitate catharsis related to childhood experiences (early phase)
Increase awareness with persona and how it is maintained (early and middle phase)
Increase sense of wholeness and wellbeing (middle and late phase)
What does the intervention of using symbols in Jungian theory look like?
Attending to the symbols found in dreams and daydreams; ones choice of metaphors; symptoms, fantasies, and synchronicity (Uncanny and meaningful coincidences that cannot reasonably be explained by chance)
What are some interventions in Jungian Theory
Symbols
Dream Analysis
Active Imagination
Analysis of Transference
Synchronicity
Sand play
What does active imagination intervention look like in Jungian theory?
Using imagination or fantasy to tied up the loose ends of a dream
What is the purpose of Dream Analysis in Jungian theory?
Dream Associations. What is to come in the future of the client.
What does the intervention of synchronicity mean in Jungian theory?
Meaningful coincidences
