BiographyCarl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who was known for being the founder of analytical psychology. He was born in 1875 in Kesswil, Switzerland. He later died in 1961. Jung started his psychology career while attending the University of Zurich and working at the Burgholzli Asylum under the guidance of Eugene Blueler. He learned from the conditions of the mental patients, helping him with his psychological skills. He would later work with Sigmund Freud. Jung would publish the novel Psychology of the Unconscious in 1912 and Psychological Types in 1921. Jung would learn to develop the term of analytical psychology. He focused his studies involving the concept of introverts and extroverts. In 1935, Jung received the Zurich's Literature Award. He then was named an honorably member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Theories |
Theory of Libido (1948): expresses that libido is not just sexual energy but also generalized psychic energy. This idea conflicted with the principles presented by Freud.
Theory of Unconscious (1933): regarded psyche as a set of different systems including ego, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious. This theory emphasizes that unconscious is related to personality, stating it is composed of two layers: personal unconscious and collective unconscious. This theory was similar to that of Freud and contributed to the personality theory. Jungian Archetypes (1947): images and themes which have universal meaning in different cultures that can have relation to dreams, art, religion, and literature. |
Most Famous Study |
Carl Jung's most famous was related to the ideas of extroversion and introversion. Extroversion is represented by an individual who is more outgoing, while introversion tends to relate to being solitary behavior. Jung's definition of introversion: "attitude-type characterized by orientation in life through subjective psychic contents". Definition of extroversion: "an attitude-type characterized by concentration of interest on the external object".
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