Jung Flashcards
jung’s psychology
analytical psychology
jung’s summary
jung believed that personality was formed by our past experiences (childhood) and collective unconscious. collective unconscious is the shared memories and experiences of our ancestors that we unconsciously store in ourselves. personality is driven by the psyche, which is a life energy that fuels our thoughts and wishes. the collective unconscious is often expressed through archetypes, which are universal ideas or concepts or categories of experience (ex. the mother)
synchronicity
(jung) the idea that there is a deeper meaning, due to the collective unconscious
to jung, human nature is:
shaped by childhood and collective unconscious but able to experience growth. in fact, we move towards growth and wholeness
jung saw body language as:
the body speaking in its own way
-ex. stress can lead to muscles tightening
teleology
(jung) the desire to move towards balance and wholeness
jung’s libido
a general life energy
-not limited to sexuality
jung’s psyche
life energy that fuels personality
1. principle of opposites
2. principle of equivalence
3. principle of entropy
principle of opposites
(jung) the feeling of two opposite energies pulling at you
principle of equivalence
(jung) the idea that life energy never depletes, it just flows or transfers between different focuses
principle of entropy
(jung) the idea that health comes from a balance of two opposite energies
the triparte to jung
ego is the center of consciousness
introversion and extraversion
(jung) libido (psychic energy) flowing either internally or externally
personal unconscious
(jung) repressed experiences from one’s own life
transpersonal information
(jung) information shared across people, generations, and cultures through the collective unconscious, often in the form of archetypes
