Jung Flashcards

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True or false: Carl Jung rejects libido as the source of motivation

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True

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Jung is an ___ ______ because he believes that the ego has energy devoted to creativity

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Ego psychologist

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Jung’s core tendency is ___-______.

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Self-actualization

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How did Freud’s core structures differentiate from Jung’s core structures?

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Freud’s had superego, ego, and id

Jung’s had no superego, but had ego, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious

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What is the difference between personal unconscious and collective unconscious?

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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.

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When did Jung’s conception of the collective unconscious crystallize?

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He noticed the remarkable consistency with which certain themes emerged from an array of cultures, religions, literary works, and art forms.

Ex: Mandalla symbol

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What does the Mandalla symbol represent?

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It was used as the highest symbol of importance; represents harmony, and bringing things together into unity.

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Shadow vs. persona

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Shadow: attracted to negative or unconventional things (dark side of human nature)
Persona: attracted to positive or conventional things (positive side of human nature)

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What does Jung say about the shadow and persona?

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It is important for a person to embrace both a persona and a shadow. Without shadow, we do not have an emotional depth.

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Difference between introversion and extroversion?

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Introversion: leaning towards the inside; internal stimulation
Extroversion: leaning towards the outside; external stimulation

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Difference between thinking and feeling?

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Thinking: approach the world analytically and objectively
Feeling: react very emotionally to life/the world

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Difference between sensing and intuiting?

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Sensing: prefer to look at things from the surface
Intuiting: like to look at things more deeply

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13
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What is taxonomy?

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Classifying personality types

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How many personality types did Jung establish? Which are they?

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  1. Extroversion-thinking
  2. Extroversion-feeling
  3. Extroversion-sensing
  4. Extroversion-intuitive
  5. Introversion-thinking
  6. Introversion-feeling
  7. Introversion-sensing
  8. Introversion-intuitive
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Descriptions and traits of extroversion-thinking

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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
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Descriptions and traits of extroversion-feeling

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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
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Descriptions and traits of extroversion-sensing

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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
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Descriptions and traits of extroversion-intuitive

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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
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Descriptions and traits of introversion-thinking

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Descriptions:

  • enjoy ideas
  • enjoy making up theories
  • thinkers, analytic
  • intense need for privacy, hate to be disturbed

Traits:

  • theoretical
  • intellectual
  • impractical
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Descriptions and traits of introversion-feeling

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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
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Descriptions and traits of introversion-sensing

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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
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Descriptions and traits of introversion-intuitive

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Descriptions:

  • distant
  • don’t participate much in life
  • estranged from those around them
  • oddball
  • mad genius
  • lack empathy

Traits:

  • mystic
  • dreamers
  • unique
23
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To Jung, humans are multifaceted beings who, if they wish to be whole beings, have to…

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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.

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True or false: Jung believed that every facet of our mental life had a contrasting face.

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True

25
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What is the anima?

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The representation of woman in man. It is the accumulation of men’s ancestral experiences of relating to women.

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What is the animus?

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The corresponding man in woman. It is a constellation of ancestral experiences concerning women relating to men.

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What are archetypes used for?

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They are predispositions to recognize and appreciate certain general ideas and images. Jung believed that the existence of archetypes is due exclusively to heredity.

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The most popular psychological measure of Jung’s typology is the _______.

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Myers Briggs Type Indicator