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
Descriptions and traits of extroversion-feeling
Descriptions:
- joiner (joins clubs, associations, etc.)
- party animal (love to be social)
- make friends easily
- influenced by their peers
- seek positive interaction
Traits:
- intense
- effervescent
- sociable
Descriptions and traits of extroversion-sensing
Descriptions:
- concerned with the look of the world
- aesthetes
- connaisseurs
- good judges for visual media (i.e. art)
- often pay attention to their surroundings, but don’t pay attention to themselves
Traits:
- realistic (looking at the world appreciatively)
- sensual
- jolly
Descriptions and traits of extroversion-intuitive
Descriptions:
- adventurous
- look for new political causes new movements, new trends, new ideas, etc.
- leaders/persuasive
- trust their gut instincts, don’t think rationally
- not as interested in socializing with other people as they are in the movement itself
- change decisions quickly
Traits:
- visionary
- changeable
- creative
Descriptions and traits of introversion-thinking
Descriptions:
- enjoy ideas
- enjoy making up theories
- thinkers, analytic
- intense need for privacy, hate to be disturbed
Traits:
- theoretical
- intellectual
- impractical
Descriptions and traits of introversion-feeling
Descriptions:
- snob
- “ice queen,” cold, dismissive
- so focused on their own internal emotions that they don’t socialize with other people
- transfer their emotions into creativity but don’t like to share them with others
Traits:
- silent
- childish
- indifferent
Descriptions and traits of introversion-sensing
Descriptions:
- tuned in to their own reactions of an external event
- very unique reactions and interpretations
- see the world in black and white, very egoistically
- strange interactions with the world
- egoist
- interpreter
Traits:
- passive
- calm
- artistic
Descriptions and traits of introversion-intuitive
Descriptions:
- distant
- don’t participate much in life
- estranged from those around them
- oddball
- mad genius
- lack empathy
Traits:
- mystic
- dreamers
- unique
To Jung, humans are multifaceted beings who, if they wish to be whole beings, have to…
Accept all aspects of themselves, the unsavory as well as the pristine, the selfish as well as the altruistic, and the physical as well as the spiritual.
True or false: Jung believed that every facet of our mental life had a contrasting face.
True
What is the anima?
The representation of woman in man. It is the accumulation of men’s ancestral experiences of relating to women.
What is the animus?
The corresponding man in woman. It is a constellation of ancestral experiences concerning women relating to men.
What are archetypes used for?
They are predispositions to recognize and appreciate certain general ideas and images. Jung believed that the existence of archetypes is due exclusively to heredity.
The most popular psychological measure of Jung’s typology is the _______.
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
