1. Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

2. Analytical Psychology (Jung)It is sufficient to know that the human psyche is both individual and collective, and that its well-being depends on the natural co-operation of these two apparently contradictory sides. 3. Life Father was a parson, mother had a history of mentalillness (may have been psychotic), generallyunavailable Difficult childhood Had an experience of mysticism early on Developed repeated fainting problems in relation to school, but cured himself of this problem as a child Became a doctor, did his early work with schizophrenia Close collaborative relationship with Freud for 6 years Broke due to negativity of Freuds beliefs, and his developing belief in the collective unconscious Had five children, difficult relationship with his wife(he had several affairs) 4. The Red Book Following his break from Freud, Jung entered aperiod of intense introspection, scholars disagreeabout its nature, arguing that it representseverything from a creative period to a psychoticbreak. The result is 205 pages of drawings andilluminations, from peering directly into his ownunconscious. He never publishes it, and his family doesnt allow itspublication under 2008. 5. Aside from his theory: Influenced Freud as well as Freud influenced him, developed the idea of the complex Was one of the first to utilize psychological and physiological testing Word Association Test Galvanic skin response Influenced modern-day personality testing (the 16-type model used on the MBTI comes from Jung) Somewhat inadvertently was responsible for the spiritual component of AA Later, after a client from the Oxford group, the forerunner of AA came to see him, her sent them back, stating I cant do better than Jesus. I am not a Jungian Saw his theory as a contribution to psychology, not a complete theory in its own right Stated that he only used Jungian work with about a third of his clients (used Freudian theory with another third, and Adlerian with the final third). 6. Jungian Theory Humans motivated by forces beyond personalexperience (by repeated experiences ofancestors) Humans possess a variety of opposingqualities:introversion/extraversion, masculinity/femininity, rational/irrational. 7. Development of his theory 8. Levels of the Psyche Conscious (ego, which is secondary to the Self) Personal unconscious (like Freuds concept.Contents called complexes, which areemotionally toned groups of related ideas) Shadow Collective unconscious (originates from therepeated experience of our ancestors, innatetendency to react in particular way) 9. Complexes As a result of Jungs early word associationresearch, he came to recognize the existence ofclusters of ideas, thoughts, memories, andperceptions, organized around a central affective andarchetypal core. Each carrying a splinter consciousness of its own, adegree of intentionality, and the capability ofpursuing a goal. They are like real personalities in that they containimages, feelings, and qualities, and if they engulf theego, they determine behavior as well I dont know what got into me I was beside myself. A part of me . . . Pet peeves, etc. 10. Archetypes: Contents of the CollectiveUnconscious (like Platos Ideal Forms) Expressed in dreams, fantasies, delusions, andhallucinations. Persona Shadow Anima Animus Great Mother (nourishment and destruction) Wise Old Man Hero Self (comprehensive archetype, self-realization) 11. Archetypes and Transference 12. Psychological Types Attitudes: Introversion/Extraversion Functions: Thinking, Feeling, Sensation, Intuition Individuals have one preference in each of the fourpersonality dimensions: Focus of attention & energy Extra or Introversion Taking in info Sensing or Intuition Making decisions Thinking or Feeling Lifestyle Judging or Perceiving 13. Development of Personality Stages of Development: Childhood,youth, middle life, old age. Self-Realization or Individuation (apsychological rebirth and integrationof various parts of psyche intounified or whole self) Self-ego axis: ongoing tension between individuation and communion Emblematic of the heros journey, in which an individual separates from the community to further its goals 14. Jungian Therapy Active Imagination Psychotherapy goal: neurotic into healthy and healthy intodirection of self-realization. Balance and wholeness a resolution and integration of opposites Transcendent Function an aspect of human growth and the therapeutic process in which difficult, opposing aspects of the psyche are confronted and then integrated. Eclectic in technique Sandtray/Mandala Eventually the unconscious will begin to provide not onlydescriptions of the existing impasse but also positivesuggestions for possibilities of development which couldreconcile the opposing positions, showing us what avenues ofdevelopment are available to us, what paths are required ofus or closed to us, according to the inherent plan of the Self 15. Jungian theory understands the psyche ascontaining a drive toward balance andwholeness, differentiating and incorporatingthe various elements of the personalunconscious and establishing access to thecollective unconscious Technique is eclectic 16. Concept of Humanity People are extremely complex beings who area product of both conscious and unconsciouspersonal experiences. People are motivated by inherited remnantsthat spring from the collective experiences oftheir early ancestors. A psychology of opposites Synchronicity 17. Other Jungian Terms Constellate Inflation Participation mystique Projection Puer Aeternus / Puella Senex Symbol Transcendent function Transference and countertransference Uroboros Enantiodromia