On the nature of the psyche / Carl Gustav Jung ; translated by R.F.C. Hull.
By: Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav) [author]
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Contributor(s): Hull, R. F. C. (Richard Francis Carrington) [translator].
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BookSeries: Routledge classics: Publisher: London: Routledge, 2006Description: viii, 190 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415253918 (paperback).Subject(s): Subconsciousness | Jungian psychologyDDC classification: 150.1954 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Jung's discovery of the 'collective unconscious', a psychic inheritance common to all humankind, transformed the understanding of the self and the way we interpret the world. In On the Nature of the Psyche Jung describes this remarkable theory in his own words, and presents a masterly overview of his theories of the unconscious, and its relation to the conscious mind. Also contained in this collection is On Psychic Energy , where Jung defends his interpretation of the libido, a key factor in the breakdown of his relations with Freud. For anyone seeking to understand Jung's insights into the human mind, this volume is essential reading.
Bibliography: (pages 172-179) and index.
Part I:. On psychic energy -- General remarks on the energetic point of view in psychology -- Application of the energetic standpoint -- Fundamental concepts of the libido theory -- Part II: On the nature of the psyche -- The unconscious in historical perspective -- The significance of the unconscious on psychology -- The dissociability of the psyche -- Instinct and will -- Conscoius and unconscious -- The unconscious as a multiple consciousness -- Patterns of behaviour and archetypes -- General considerations and prospects supplement.
Translated from the German.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Carl Gustav Jung was born in Switzerland on July 26, 1875. He originally set out to study archaeology, but switched to medicine and began practicing psychiatry in Basel after receiving his degree from the University of Basel in 1902. He became one of the most famous of modern psychologists and psychiatrists. Jung first met Sigmund Freud in 1907 when he became his foremost associate and disciple. The break came with the publication of Jung's Psychology of the Unconscious (1912), which did not follow Freud's theories of the libido and the unconscious. Jung eventually rejected Freud's system of psychoanalysis for his own "analytic psychology." This emphasizes present conflicts rather than those from childhood; it also takes into account the conflict arising from what Jung called the "collective unconscious"---evolutionary and cultural factors determining individual development.Jung invented the association word test and contributed the word complex to psychology, and first described the "introvert" and "extrovert" types. His interest in the human psyche, past and present, led him to study mythology, alchemy, oriental religions and philosophies, and traditional peoples. Later he became interested in parapsychology and the occult. He thought that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) might be a psychological projection of modern people's anxieties.
He wrote several books including Studies in Word Association, Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies, and Psychology and Alchemy. He died on June 6, 1961 after a short illness.
(Bowker Author Biography)