Jung and Analytic Psychology Flashcards
How did Jung view libido?
a general life force used not just in sex or aggression
Jung believed in the principle of equivalence, what is that?
when you sue energy for one thing you take it away from something else
What was Jung’s general vision
didn’t see life as a struggle (like Freud), saw our path as one of unification and balance – more positive view of human nature
Define the collective unconcious
Shared by all humans yet inaccessible to anyone.
- Full of archetypes
Define Archetype
o Instinctive tendencies to think and act in certain ways
- They remain unconscious and we know them only as their projections in our lives – every instinct comes with their own set of libidinal energy
How did Jung name archetypes?
after their projections – so archetype “mother” is not an image of her it is our interpretations that we project onto our mother
How did Yung view the Ego?
- Consciousness
* Ego is present but empty at birth
How does Yung define the personal unconscious
- Unique to the individual
- The storage area for experiences that never made it to consciousness (too weak) or have been removed from consciousness (things we don’t want or need to be aware of)
- There is a hierarchy – experiences are organized around archetypes to form complexes
Define complex
Ideas, images, experiences that came from the ego get organized around archetypal energy –
o Memories that relate to the blobs of archetypal energy will encircle it forming complexes
- There is not a complex for every archetype
- Complexes energize overt behaviour
What are the 5 vital archetypes?
- Persona
- Anima
- Animus
- The shadow
- The self
Describe the persona (as a complex and an archtype)
the social self that we show to other people
Archetype: our instinct for social conformity; the desire to please others
Complex: contains those parts of our personality that we expose to others because we believe they will be socially acceptable.
Are we aware of our persona?
Yes, but it some cases we believe our persona is who we are and we become it
Describe the anima (as an archetype and a complex)
- posessed only by male’s. conscious= maleness, unconcious = femaleness
ARCHETYPE: A male’s image of femaleness; his feminine instincts – shared by all men
COMPLEX: All aspects of a male’s personality considered contrasexual – things men reject from consciousness because they are female, unique to every male
*and the doorway to the creativity of his unconscious mind.
How do we project our persona?
• We project the persona into dream symbolism and stories/myths that we construct – as a covering that hides ourselves, a mask, a cloak
How do men project there anima?
- project this archetype onto your relationship with actual women
• Problem: no female will be exactly like the archetype men hold = conflicts - project this image on to any character/story that involves females
What are the 2 elements of men’s archetype for women?
- Ideas about sexuality, woman’s role as a temptress
- Nurturing, tender, protective
Ex. The prostitute with a heart of gold (pretty woman)
Define the Animus (as archetype and complex)
- Posessed by females - conscious = female, unconcsious = male
COMPLEX: All aspects of a female’s personality considered contrasexual – unacceptable masculine features are suppressed into unconciousnes → varies
ARCHETYPE: A female’s image, understanding and expectations of maleness; a female’s masculine intincts
*key to the creativity of her unconscious min
How do women project The animus archetype into the real world?
- Stories written by women for women project the same male character in every story: men as strong willed, tall, handsome, determined and always sweep the female character off her feet for a life together
- Females are drawn to bad boys because they are strong, powerful, macho and domineering
Define the shadow (As archtype and complex)
ARCHETYPE:A person’s most primitive and basic instincts; our dark animalistic side – shared by everyone
COMPLEX: All aspects of personality seen as ‘other’ and rejected – Buried side of ourselves we reject because it’s socially unacceptable - unique to an individual
What was Jung’s explanation of World War 1?
explosion of the shadow because right before was Victorian repression that prevented integration of the shadow
How do we project the shadow?
• We project our shadow onto relationships with the same sex
Define the Self (as archetype and complex)
ARCHETYPE: Instinct to seek unity, wholeness and integration
COMPLEX: Not really a complex the combination/integration of all aspects/complexes of personality into a united whole – this is called self actualization/self realization
What are projections of the self?
- Circles, rings, crystals and spheres are all projections of the self
- High status and Royal figures, divine beings are human projections of the self archetype
- Projection of this archetype onto stories about that surround symbols of unity