arl Jung
Dec 30, 2015
Carl Jung
State StandardsState Standards
Standard 5.0Standard 5.0
• identify people who are part of the history of identify people who are part of the history of psychology.psychology.
• describe the major 20th century schools of describe the major 20th century schools of psychology such as Behaviorism, Gestalt, psychology such as Behaviorism, Gestalt, Psychoanalysis, and Humanistic.Psychoanalysis, and Humanistic.
State StandardsState Standards
Standard 6.1Standard 6.1
• understand personality approaches and understand personality approaches and
theories.theories.
• apply developmental theories to life apply developmental theories to life situations.situations.
• Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist who was the father of analytical who was the father of analytical psychology.psychology.
• Analytical psychologyAnalytical psychology examines the examines the deep forces and motivations deep forces and motivations underlying human behavior.underlying human behavior.
• It examines our subjective It examines our subjective experiences to understand our experiences to understand our behavior.behavior.
Technology Addiction
• Step 1Step 1 - We admitted we were - We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable our lives had become unmanageable
• Step 2Step 2 - Came to believe that a - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity restore us to sanity
• Step 3Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God God as we understood God
• Step 4Step 4 - Made a searching and - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves fearless moral inventory of ourselves
• Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs nature of our wrongs
• Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of God remove all these defects of character character
• Step 7 - Humbly asked God to remove Step 7 - Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings our shortcomings
• Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all make amends to them all
• Step 9Step 9 - Made direct amends to such - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others do so would injure them or others
• Step 10Step 10 - Continued to take personal - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it promptly admitted it
• Step 11Step 11 - Sought through prayer and - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out for us and the power to carry that out
• Step 12Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs practice these principles in all our affairs
• Jung was most noted for…Jung was most noted for…
1.1. ArchetypesArchetypes
2.2. Collective UnconsciousCollective Unconscious
3.3. SynchronicitySynchronicity
ArchetypesArchetypes
• Archetypes are the Archetypes are the DNADNA of the of the human psyche. human psyche.
• Just as all humans share a common Just as all humans share a common physical heritage and predisposition physical heritage and predisposition towards specific gross physical forms towards specific gross physical forms (like having two legs, a heart, etc.) so (like having two legs, a heart, etc.) so do all humans have innate do all humans have innate psychological predispositions in the psychological predispositions in the form of archetypes, which compose form of archetypes, which compose the collective unconscious. the collective unconscious.
• Archetypes can be found in Archetypes can be found in artart, , dreamsdreams, , religionreligion, myth, and the , myth, and the themes of human themes of human relational/behavioral patterns.relational/behavioral patterns.
• Jung theorized that certain symbolic Jung theorized that certain symbolic themes exist across all cultures, all themes exist across all cultures, all epochs, and in every individual. epochs, and in every individual.
• Examples:Examples:
1. 1. The ChildThe Child (a child who displays adult- (a child who displays adult- like characteristics)like characteristics)
2. 2. The HeroThe Hero (part-man, part-god who (part-man, part-god who makes a sacrifice for the greater good)makes a sacrifice for the greater good) 3. 3. The Wise Old ManThe Wise Old Man (known for his wisdom (known for his wisdom
and and judgment)judgment)
4. 4. The TricksterThe Trickster (disobeys normal rules of (disobeys normal rules of human behavior. Can be a man or god.)human behavior. Can be a man or god.)
The Child: Stewie GriffinOne year old, with the mind and intellect of a mad dictator
Is met with situations that surpass the capabilities of even most common adults, including dodging the police, fighting evil villains, getting drunk, turning into a mutant, and best of all—entertaining the people of America.
The Hero: Batman
Secret Identity: Bruce Wayne
Witnessed the murder of his parents
Vows to revenge their death by fighting crime
Breaks the law and bends moralstandards to get the culprit
Sacrifices his love and his image onnumerous occasions for the safety of the people
The Wise Old Man: Obi Wan Kenobi
Legendary Jedi Master
Personally responsible for the death of Darth Maul
Trained Luke Skywalker the ways of the Force, thus indirectly causing the death of Darth Vader
Also trained Anakin Skywalker, who grew to become Darth Vader
Helped shape the fate of an entire galaxy
The Trickster: Joker
Throughout the 20th century, the Joker has been depicted various ways, from a psychologically unhinged serial killer to a harmless thief.
Either way, he is always sure to disregard all normal rules of social conduct.
He laughs constantly at things that are not funny, and he draws enjoyment from causing others harm.
Collective UnconsciousCollective Unconscious
• The collective unconscious is known as The collective unconscious is known as "a reservoir of the experiences of our "a reservoir of the experiences of our
species.”species.”
• It is common to everyone, and it has a It is common to everyone, and it has a better sense of the self's ideal than the ego better sense of the self's ideal than the ego or conscious self does. or conscious self does.
• It directs the self, via archetypes, dreams, It directs the self, via archetypes, dreams, and intuition, and drives the person to make and intuition, and drives the person to make mistakes on purpose. In this way, it moves mistakes on purpose. In this way, it moves the psyche toward the psyche toward individuationindividuation, or , or self-actualizationself-actualization. .
SynchronicitySynchronicity
• SynchronicitySynchronicity is the experience of two or is the experience of two or more events which are causally unrelated more events which are causally unrelated occurring together in a meaningful occurring together in a meaningful manner. manner.
• Jung believed that coincidences are not Jung believed that coincidences are not merely the result of chance.merely the result of chance.
• They are the result of our collective They are the result of our collective unconscious guiding us towards self-unconscious guiding us towards self-actualization.actualization.
• According to Jung, Self-realization can be divided According to Jung, Self-realization can be divided into two distinct tiers. In the first half of our lives we into two distinct tiers. In the first half of our lives we separate from humanity. We attempt to create our separate from humanity. We attempt to create our own identities (I, myself). This is why there is such a own identities (I, myself). This is why there is such a need for young men to be destructive, and can be need for young men to be destructive, and can be expressed as animosity from teens directed at their expressed as animosity from teens directed at their parents. Jung also said we have a sort of “second parents. Jung also said we have a sort of “second puberty” that occurs between 35-40- outlook shifts puberty” that occurs between 35-40- outlook shifts from emphasis on materialism, sexuality, and having from emphasis on materialism, sexuality, and having children to concerns about community and children to concerns about community and spirituality.spirituality.
• In the second half of our lives, humans reunite with In the second half of our lives, humans reunite with the human race. They become part of the collective the human race. They become part of the collective once again. This is when adults start to contribute to once again. This is when adults start to contribute to humanity (volunteer time, build, garden, create art, humanity (volunteer time, build, garden, create art, etc.) rather than destroy. They are also more likely etc.) rather than destroy. They are also more likely to pay attention to their unconscious and conscious to pay attention to their unconscious and conscious feelings.feelings.
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1. Think of a time when you 1. Think of a time when you experienced experienced a coincidence. How do a coincidence. How do you explain it?you explain it?
Was there anything Was there anything meaningful that meaningful that arose from it? arose from it?
2. What kind of conflicts do you have 2. What kind of conflicts do you have with with
your parents?your parents?