Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytical Psychology. His approach to human psychology emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the world of dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. He was a strong believer in the importance of integration of opposites (e.g. masculine and femininine, thinking and feeling, science and spirituality). Though not the first to analyze dreams, his contributions to dream analysis were influential and extensive. Although he was a theoretical psychologist and practicing clinician for most of his life, many of his studies extend into other realms of the humanties: from comparative religion and philosophy, to criticism of art and literature. (Interestingly, Jungian ideas are seldom mentioned in college psychology courses while they are often explored in humanities courses.)
Many pioneering psychological concepts were originally proposed
by Jung. Some of these are:
Jungian psychology:
Although Jung was wary of founding a "school" of psychology,
(he was once rumored to have said, "Thank God I am Jung and
not a Jungian."), he did develop a distinctive approach to
the study of the human psyche. Read more...
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