Carl Gustav and Sigmund Freud on Human Nature and Existencial Theory

Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) was a one time friend and colleague of Sigmund Freud, who initially held similar views to Freud. He started to feel dissatisfied with Freud’s ideas though and broke away from that school of thought in 1913. Jung also had a great interest in mystical and magical subjects, Buddhism and Hinduism, which influenced Jung’s own ideas on a theory of personality. He too, suggested there were 3 parts; the conscious mind (or ego), the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. ‘The main point of difference between the two men (Jung and Freud) was Freud’s definition of sexuality and libido. Although Jung conceded the importance of the

Freud’s theory of personality examined the interplay between the primitive, instinctual urges—the ‘id’; the practical and rational ‘ego’; and the morally attuned ‘superego’; ‘object relations’ refer to the "object" of an instinct”, which is “the agent through which the instinctual aim is achieved”—most often a person and, according to Freud, most often the mother (Ainsworth 1969, p. 1). The psychosexual development theory that Freud launched reduces our behaviour to mechanistic responses to an instinctive need for pleasure fueled by the ‘libido’ and barriers or distortions to the gratification of the libido at various delineated stages of development were responsible for later problems in life (Kail & Zolner 2012, p. 5). Erik Erikson later added depth to the approach by including more humanistic elements to Freud’s stages and including more periods of development (p.

This essay is about comparing and contrasting two out of the eight personality theories commonly used to decipher one’s personality. Those two are the psychoanalytic perspective and the existential/humanistic perspective. Both perspectives are equally important as they play a major role in understanding personality in different ways and explaining them as well. Freud’s psychoanalysis helps us to understand the individual’s personality from its early years right up to adulthood while existential and humanistic theorists postulate the interpretation that personality changes throughout the lifetime. The contents of this essay include the comparing and contrasting between the structure, concepts, methods, theorists, and strengths

As a child, Jung was often introverted and isolated. At 12 years old Jung was pushed so hard to the ground by another classmate that he lost consciousness. Afterwards, his parents were led to believe that he may have had epilepsy. It is unknown whether this event had a negative impact on him in the future. Jung grew up with the belief that he had two opposing personalities: One personality being a typical schoolboy, and the other being a largely influential figure from the past. Carl Jung’s work was largely influenced by his experiences as a child. As a boy, Jung would visit his attic to bring a small wooden mannequin he had carved small sheets of paper with

Freud describes child development as a series of psychosexual stages whereby the pleasure seeking ID becomes focused on certain erogenous zones and this psychosexual energy or libido is the sole force behind human behaviour. He examines how if at any

A liberal education allows people to study this; however, a more conservative education would not because studying the mind is not essential in academics. Psychology studies the things that people cannot see, such as conscious and unconscious states. It also allows people to not have to accept what other people say. In the essay written by Jung, he stated, “If in such cases we pursue our observations systematically and without prejudice, we shall find material which, although similar in form to the previous personal contents, yet seems to contain allusions that go far beyond the personal sphere”(345). Carl Jung did not agree with Freud’s theory, so he did his own research, and found Freud’s research to be inconclusive. Because of his liberal education and study in psychology, Jung was able to control the forces in his life and did not agree with what was thought by Freud.

Carl Jung: Born in July 26th, 1875. Kesswil, Thurgau. He was a psychiatrist and psychotherapist that founded the analytical psychology school. He gave concepts of the personality profiling, collective unconscious, the complex, and many more. He died in June 6th, 1961 writing till the end of his life.

Freud was a renowned and respected theorist who is recognized for his development of personality theories, in fact, many other philosophers followed his beliefs to include Carl Jung. The “ Stages of Psychosexual Development are, like other stage theories, completed in a predetermined sequence and can result in either successful completion or a healthy personality or can result in failure, leading to an unhealthy personality” (Heffner, 2014). The stages of Freud’s theory of Psychosexual Development are the Oral Stage (Birth to 18 months), Anal stage (18 months to three years), Phallic Stage (ages three to six), Latency Stage (age six to puberty), and the Genital Stage (puberty on) (Heffner, 2014).

Jung- doubted that all human motivation could be traced to sexual uses, and he questioned whether all personality characteristics were essentially molded in the first five years of life. The unconscious has an energy source from which positive, creative set arose as well as lusts and meanness. In his theory, he had the ideal that all humanity shares certain racial memories which are expressed in the mythologies of all present and past cultures.

The purpose of this paper is to look into the life and accomplishments of a well-known psychoanalyst, Carl Gustav Jung. Jung’s work brought forth several new concepts in psychology. While alive, his work influenced colleagues and continued to influence the future of psychology after his death.

Carl Gustav Jung had a limitless knowledge of mythology, religion and theory, and was especially educated in the imagery associated with customs, amongst others, alchemy, Kabala, Buddhism and Hinduism. Using this tremendous information, Carl Jung trusted that people encountered the unconscious through various images experienced in different parts of life, for example, dreams, arts and religion. While his theory has various reviews, Carl Jung's work has left an outstanding effect in the field of psychology. His ideas of introversion and extraversion have contributed broadly to personality psychology and have likewise enormously affected psychotherapy.

Freud’s stages of psychosexual development. Freud believed that early childhood experiences provide unconscious motivation for actions later in life (Freud, 1960). The basis of Freud’s psychosexual theory is certain parts of the body assume psychological significance as the focus of sexual energy throughout the development of the child (James, et al, 2013, p. 57). “Freud’s work may help to explain normal behavior that parents may confuse with abnormal behavior, and it also may provide a good foundation for sex education” (James, et al, 2013, p. 57). The stages of this theory include oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital (James, et al, 2013, p. 57).

Carl Gustav Jung was somewhat of a "son" to Freud, but he quickly outgrew his "father 's" theories, and, in an ironically Œdipal conflict, overthrew Freud as the leading psychotherapist.(8) The buzzword of Jungian theory is "archetype," so the text of his being used in this study is Four Archetypes. In The Critical Tradition, the editor gives the description of archetypes as "structures deep in the human unconscious."(9) The editor continues and says, "In Jungian analysis, the patient recapitulates his life and looks for the ways in which symbols of the above-mentioned archetypes have been embodied within its texture."(10) From Four Archetypes, the section on rebirth will be the most useful to this study. Jung 's essay "Rebirth" includes descriptions of five different forms of rebirth along with their psychological implications.

“But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail.”-Lady Macbeth (Shakespeare 17).In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth Lady Macbeth was the dominate partner in her marriage. Carl Gustav Jung was the most famous student of Sigmund Freud. Jung was Freud’s favorite son and his successor (Bressler 149). With all successors they move on and Jung became “one of the leading forces in the psychoanalytic movement” (Bressler 149). With him creating his own form of the human psyche which consist of three parts: the personal conscious, personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. The other part of Jung’s human psyche is the archetype, which is a repetition of human experiences. This also includes the animus, which is the masculine

From a Freudian perspective human development is based on psychosexual theory. From a psychosexual perspective maturation of the sex drives underlies stages of personality development (Shaffer et al., 2010). Ultimately, Freud believed that sex was the most important instinct and any mental disturbance revolved around sexual conflicts that were suppressed from childhood. Furthermore, Freud believed that parents permitting too much or too little gratification of sexual needs led