PSY230H1 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - Carl Jung.docx
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Was a follower of freud then formed his own independent school of thought, which came to be known as analytical psychology. Was skeptical of the orthodox faith (his father was a pastor and scholar of the reformed church) Felt his mother possessed two personalities: one kind and loving, the other harsh and aloof. Maturity is achieved with integration or balance within the self. Jung described his childhood as lonely and his personality as introverted. The periods of solitude would later be expressed in his self analysis. Described the structure of personality as a complex network of interacting systems that strive toward harmony. Psyche: total personality refers to all psychological processes: thoughts, feelings, sensations, wishes embraces both conscious and unconscious processes. The unconscious is the source of consciousness and the matrix of new possibilities in life. Criticized freud"s emphasis on sexuality because it reduces any and all activities to sexual ones.
