The three pound ball of neurons floating carefully encased within the confinement of the human skull is surely sheltered from all previous knowledge and understanding of human experience; perhaps not as collective unconscious, a theory proposed by psychologist Carl Jung, argues memories may transcend time—defying traditional thought (Saladin 70). Jung makes a bold claim with his hypothesis in his new found concept, collective unconscious, however it is not without flaw or even remotely impermeable to counter arguments. This theory asserts that there are “archetypes” or fundamentally instincts and memories passed down to all humans (939). Jung's collective unconscious is in gross neglect of following proper scientific method, taking information …show more content…
Jung fails to create a method to test his ideas all together. In fact, Jung epiphany comes as correlation, and formulates the whole concept on “maybes”. It lacks any test with any type of control group to test if his ideas are fallible, which also makes his experiment not repeatable-- a issue among the scientific community (Berkeley). This type of experiment is quintessential as it allows for an idea to be proven false. Any idea should never be presented as a fact, and if it is, is ultimately considered a flawed experiment (scientific method). Here, however, Jung missteps and asserts his concepts as truths however verges on the side of opinion rather than fact; one of the many flaws in human thinking according to Ruggiero in his book Beyond Feelings (Ruggiero 68). This begs another issue that correlation does not always equal …show more content…
A simple assessment of his language used is the first indication that Jung has already made up his mind that his hypothesis is no longer a question of fact, but that of truth. “We are dealing with a reactivated archetype, as I have elsewhere called these primordial images..It is not a question of inherited ideas, but of inherited thought patterns. In view of these facts...” is a sentence that Jung summarizes his whole idea (939). There is no taste of potential error, or any inkling that there may be any other explanation. In this quote Jung asserts his “archetype”, which are completely still in question as already a truth and furthers his claim as substantiating the whole idea as “fact”. It would be no overstatement to say Jung is guilty of focusing on information that supports his opinion, while carefully dancing around observable errors (Ruggiero
On a federal level, attempts to regulate drugs that are today outright illegal began with the Harrison Act of 1914, which aimed to prevent physicians from prescribing addictive drugs and, raised the maximum sentence for drug violations from two years to five, beginning a trend towards increasingly punitive drug policies
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
Carl Gustav Jung (a.k.a. C.G. Jung) was born in 1875, in Switzerland, and worked closely with Freud for many years, he learned many things from him in this time. Eventually Jung split from him because his ideas and concepts of psychoanalysis began to differ from those of Freud. Jung was a convectionist, unlike Freud who was a reductionist. Jung saw dreams as a way to come up with solutions to problems you are facing in your waking life. Jung took Freud’s one technique of “free association” and expanded on it. Unlike Freud, he saw this concept as being extremely important. He thought that the dreamer’s thoughts and opinions on what the dream could mean are even more important than anyone else’s, including many times an expert. Dreams, to Freud, are a way of interacting with your unconscious. Carl Jung’s methods to interpreting dreams could be a very important step to help people lead happier and healthier lives. He believed that the manifest content in our dreams is just as important as the latent content when it comes to interpreting our dreams. Freud took a very hands on approach when interpreting people’s dreams, but Jung put forth less information from himself because he thought dream interpretation relied heavily on the dreamer himself. A college student who is experiencing nightmares consistently may visit a psychologist who knows about the meanings of dreams. A psychiatrist who believes more in Freud’s ways may take the dream as being
Jung was very gifted even earlier in his career; He was always different than the rest of his colleagues at the Burghölzli mental hospital. In his memoir, he spoke about how psychology back then was only about the diagnosis, psychiatrists did not care to help the patient, or in other words psychology was not about treatment but mostly about the diagnosis (Jung, 1963). He recollects the first patient he decided to “treat”, and how she was diagnosed by his other colleagues with schizophrenia, even though he was suspecting of the accuracy of the diagnosis and thought she only had a case of depression. He decided to experiment on this patient and try to help her overcome her depression. After a couple of association tests, and several sessions
Carl Gustav Jung is a Swiss psychiatrist and the successor of psychoanalysis with important intellectual movements of the twentieth century. In his early career, Jung was influenced by the theory of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis (Breger 2000, p. 217). However, they came into disagreement in notions which then broke their relationship. It was because Freud’s view of myth was based on reality, which there was no religion involved, whereas Jung though that myth was based on both reality and religion. Consequently, Jung’s notions were commonly accepted by society because of the wider context. Then, through his research and clinical findings, he developed some concepts like archetypes, collective unconscious, shadow, extrovert and introvert and persona (Carter 2011 p. 442). These concepts help Jung to deepen the explanation about myth. For Jung, myth is a projection of archetypes and collective unconscious. Their form are universal and identical with every society back into history. Myth can be identical because the original form, the archetypes, is configured to be the same among human's unconscious globally where people's psychic realm encounters certain motifs and typical figures that built into the structure of man’s unconsciousness (Jung Myth Ex. 3-4). According to Edward Tylor and James Frazer, myth and science were contradict where science was factual and myth was not (Segal 2003, p. 48). Therefore, myth has an important role in human nature and modern
As he wrote in his autobiography ‘Memories, Dreams, and Reflections’ Jung recognized that human beings are "by nature religious" (Jung, 1989). Jung explicitly declared his allegiance to Christianity, and the most important of his works deal with the religious problems of the Christian. He looked at these questions from the standpoint of psychology, deliberately setting a bound between it and the theological approach. In so doing he stressed the necessity of understanding and reflecting, as against the Christian demand for faith. He took this necessity for granted, as one of the essential features of life.
"Avarice is the root of all evil" (6). He explains to the pilgrims how money is the root of
Jung agrees with Freud that personal conscious is a repository of content previously conscious, even though they may have been forgotten. For example; collective unconscious can be hereditary and transferred to another, which is why Jung agreed with Freud’s argument that Anna transferred her affect to Breuer. Both Jung and Freud agree that a human’s unconsciousness is buried deep and few are able to reach it on a psychoanalysis level. However, Jung disagreed with Freud’s claims that sexuality is the basis of unconscious
The Jungian approach was brought about by Carl Jung. He believed in the concept of individuation. This is the process of discovering what makes a person different form everyone else. The Jungian approach looks at
Chapter six of “Theorizing About Myth” informs the reader about Jung and his ideas and beliefs about myth. This passage from the book summarizes most of Jung’s ideas: “The subject matter is not literal but symbolic; not the external world but the human mind. Myth originates and functions to satisfy the psychological need for contact with the unconscious” (pg. 67). This along with the rest of the chapter describes Jung’s thoughts that myth is about exploring the unconscious mind and making us, humans, more aware of the part of ourselves that we cannot access normally. I do not fully agree with this statement.
The question that has me writing this essay is whether MacBeth is a tragic hero or a villain. This paper will show the writers point of view of weather The writer thinks MacBeth is a tragic hero or a villian. We start off the story by McBeth being in war against Ireland. After winning the war between Ireland and McBeth's army, The king of Sweden, king Sweno, tries to invade McBeth. McBeth and his soldiers were ruthless and took on his army and ended up as victors of the war. In this act I believe that McBeth is so far still a good person. In the writers opinion McBeth as far as now is considered a tragic hero. In the future there are many more examples of whether McBeth is a tragic hero or a villain. In the deeds that McBeth commit throughout
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
In the 1920’s, a Swiss psychologist named Carl Jung devised a theory. Jung didn’t accept the idea that the behaviors of people were random. Instead, he was a firm believer that the differences between individuals were a result of how people use their brains. Jung claimed that “what appears to be random behavior is actually the result of differences in the way people prefer to use their mental capacities.” (The Myers & Briggs Foundation). Jung realized that people typically function in one of two ways, take in information or make decisions, and that people usually are more comfortable alone or around others. With all these observations, Jung wrote a book titled Psychological Types, which introduced the idea of personality and psychological
Carl Jung was a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist born in 1875 in Switzerland. He worked with Sigmund Freud for a while but branched off because he disagreed with him about the “sexual basis of neurosis”. Jung believed that there is a collective unconscious that is connected to everyone. God is included in this collective unconscious. His theory included what he called archetypes; pathways of energy (not things) that are shared in the collective. four main archetypes are: The Self, The Shadow, The Anima/Animus, and the Persona. The Self is the combination of the conscious, and the individual’s unconscious. the self is usually represented by a square or a circle. The self tries to make itself known. The shadow is made up of our sexual desires or instincts, and is credited with being the darker side of our personalities. The Anima/Animus are the masculine and feminine of our psyche. There are traces of each found in both women and men. The Persona is the face that people put on for others. The word “persona” comes from the Latin word for mask. This is the personality the world sees. (Carl Jung Archetypes) Jung coined the word
Jung made some major contributions in psychotherapy. Jung was the first to say that a therapist himself must be analyzed (Storr, 1991). Unlike Freud who had his patients lie on a couch, Jung suggested that face to face contact with a patient was essential (Storr, 1991). He wanted to see his patients face. He also saw patients less times a week then Freud did (Storr, 1991). He stated that he did not want his patients to stop living their normal everyday lives. Dreams were an important aspect of Jung’s psychotherapy. He dedicated a great deal of time and work on the interpretation of dreams