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According to Jung, what are the 3 levels of the psyche? Describe them.

C. PU. CU.

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  1. Conscious,
  2. Personal Unconscious
  3. Collective Unconscious
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Conscious

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Images are those that are sensed by the ego; ego is the center of conscious but not the center of people’s personality

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Personal Unconscious

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Contains repressed infantile memories, forgotten events, and experiences originally perceived below the threshold of our consciousness.
- Contents of the personal unconscious are called complexes (or a group of associated ideas

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Collective Unconscious

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Contents of the collective unconscious are passed from one generation to the next as psychic potential
- The contents are active and influence a person’s thoughts, emotions, and actions

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According to Jung, what are some types of evidence of the existence of our collective unconscious?

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Evidence consists of the development of different myths, legends, and religious beliefs.

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  1. What is an archetype? Where do they come from?
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An archetype is an ancient or archaic images comes from the collective unconscious
- Archetypes originate from the repeated experiences of one’s early ancestors

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What is a complex according to Jung’s theory?

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Complex: an emotionally toned conglomeration of associated ideas
- Are contents of the personal unconscious
- Are largely personal, but may also derive from humanity’s collective experience

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Describe the two major psychological types and the 4 functions.

I & E
T.F.S.Int.

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Two major psychological types :
1. Introversion : the turning inward of psychic energy so that a person is oriented toward the subjective: more tuned in to their infer world
2. Extroversion : he turning outward of psychic energy so that a person is oriented toward the objective: more influenced by their surroundings

4 Functions :
- Thinking
- Feeling
Sensing
- Intuiting

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Childhood - 1st Stage of development

Substages - A.M.D

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1) The anarchic : characterized by chaotic and sporadic consciousness

2) The monarchic : characterized by the development of the ego and by the beginning of logical and verbal thinking.

3) The dualistic : characterized by ego being able to perceive the objective and subjectiv
- Children refer to themselves in the first person and are aware of their existence as separate individuals

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Youth - 2nd Stage of development

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The period from puberty until middle life
- Young people strive to gain psychic and physical independence from their parents, find a mate, raise a family, and make a place in the world

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Middle Life - 3rd Stage of development

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Begins at approximately age 35 or 40
- Viewed as the period of decline where people experience anxieties but it is also period of potential

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Old Age - 4th Stage of development

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Characterized by having unconscious attitudes toward death
- As a result old people need to discover a meaningful philosophy of life

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What does one have to do in order to become self-realized?

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To become self realized a person needs to assimilate their unconscious into their total personality

To come to terms with the unconscious, the person needs to :
- Have the courage to face the evil nature of one’s shadow and
- Accept one’s feminine or masculine side

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Major Archetypes

S. Aa. Au. M. WOM. H. C. T. Se.

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Shadow
Anima
Animus
Mother
Wise Old Man
Hero
Child
Trickster
Self

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Shadow

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  • Morally objectionable tendencies
  • First test of courage
  • May guard collective unconscious
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Anima

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  • Feminine side in man
  • Originates from a man’s experiences with female figures
  • Can be represented via feelings and moods that are viewed as “unmasculine”
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Animus

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  • Masculine side in women
  • Consists of argumentative, logical, and rational thinking are often attributed to women
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Mother

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  • Can nourish or destroy
  • Is loved and feared
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Wise old man

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  • Has pre-existing knowledge of mysteries of life
  • May be a pseudo-prophet
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Hero

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  • Seems part-god; has a tragic flaw
  • Fights the shadow and conquers the unconscious
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Child

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  • Represents the future, re-birth and/or salvation
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Trickster

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  • Role is to hamper the hero’s progress
  • Is always causing trouble
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Self

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  • The tendency toward growth, perfection and completion
  • Unifies all archetypes
  • Most unconsious