Jung Flashcards
True or false: Carl Jung rejects libido as the source of motivation
True
Jung is an ___ ______ because he believes that the ego has energy devoted to creativity
Ego psychologist
Jung’s core tendency is ___-______.
Self-actualization
How did Freud’s core structures differentiate from Jung’s core structures?
Freud’s had superego, ego, and id
Jung’s had no superego, but had ego, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious
What is the difference between personal unconscious and collective unconscious?
The personal unconscious is constituted by experiences occurring during his or her lifetime. The collective unconscious is a storehouse of ancestral experiences dating to the dawn of humankind and common to all humans. Memories that make up the collective unconscious are called archetypes.
When did Jung’s conception of the collective unconscious crystallize?
He noticed the remarkable consistency with which certain themes emerged from an array of cultures, religions, literary works, and art forms.
Ex: Mandalla symbol
What does the Mandalla symbol represent?
It was used as the highest symbol of importance; represents harmony, and bringing things together into unity.
Shadow vs. persona
Shadow: attracted to negative or unconventional things (dark side of human nature)
Persona: attracted to positive or conventional things (positive side of human nature)
What does Jung say about the shadow and persona?
It is important for a person to embrace both a persona and a shadow. Without shadow, we do not have an emotional depth.
Difference between introversion and extroversion?
Introversion: leaning towards the inside; internal stimulation
Extroversion: leaning towards the outside; external stimulation
Difference between thinking and feeling?
Thinking: approach the world analytically and objectively
Feeling: react very emotionally to life/the world
Difference between sensing and intuiting?
Sensing: prefer to look at things from the surface
Intuiting: like to look at things more deeply
What is taxonomy?
Classifying personality types
How many personality types did Jung establish? Which are they?
- Extroversion-thinking
- Extroversion-feeling
- Extroversion-sensing
- Extroversion-intuitive
- Introversion-thinking
- Introversion-feeling
- Introversion-sensing
- Introversion-intuitive
Descriptions and traits of extroversion-thinking
Descriptions:
- problem-solvers
- detectives
- use objective facts to piece together a solution
- searching for universal truths; don’t care about emotions
Traits:
- objective
- rigid
- cold
- dogmatic