Cedar Crest College Jungs Theory of Personality Development Discussion Ch. 16 Carl Gustav Jung Discussion Board 1.What do we mean when we say that Jung’s

Cedar Crest College Jungs Theory of Personality Development Discussion Ch. 16 Carl Gustav Jung

Discussion Board

1.What do we mean when we say that Jung’s theory is deterministic? (Think about the concept of determinism within psychology for your answer.)

2.How might the study of personality be different in a more collectivistic culture?

3.Take the Archetype test (link on slide 6). Do you agree or disagree with the findings? Why or why not?

4.According to Jung, what is individuation and how do we achieve it? Please answer in your own words as much as possible.

5.What was your reaction to what the Tibetan monks (link on slide 11) did with their Mandala?

DIRECTIONS:

Copy and paste each question and type your answer below it.

Please answer each question in complete sentences and in your own words. Each answer should be at least one to two paragraphs in length (minimum of 4-6 sentences per paragraph).

Discussion board post due Thursday, April 23 by 8pm.

Response post due Friday, April 24 by 8pm

*Response Posts:

Response posts will include: a) two things you found interesting about the post, and b) two original ideas that you can contribute to the content of the post that may help further the discussion about the topic. Please reference specific information from the post in your responses. Above all, please be respectful in your response posts. Each Response post should be at least two paragraphs in length (4-6 sentences per paragraph), written in complete sentences. *Again, this doesn’t mean that you can’t write more. Chapter 16
Neo-Freudian theory (contemporary of ??????)
Social-emotional focus (similar to Erikson v. the
psychosexual focus of Freud)
? Key stage of life = adulthood (midlife) v. Erikson’s focus
on adolescence
? Idea of determinism present in Jung’s theory
? Personality theory speaks to the “I” (so reinforces
Western, individualistic notions)
?
?
?
1. Birth – 40 years
(external development;
our ‘mask’)
2. 40 + (internal
development; focus on
our ‘shadow’)
? Don’t hold on to past
accomplishments
Q. Midlife Crisis??
? (NO)
?
Ego: conscious awareness of self
and world
Persona: ego’s mask (“our
image”
The Shadow: things we keep
hidden (often negative, or
perceived negatively by society) -part of our polarities like our
Anima-Animus: feminine and
masculine attributes
Self: who we are. The self gives
us our inner urge to balance our
various parts and to bring
wholeness to our self and
meaning to our life.
*psyche: sum total of our
conscious and unconscious
personality
Personal unconscious: unique to the individual -feelings we have repressed in our lives (the
shadow resides here, as may our anima or animus)
? Collective unconscious:
? innate energy we share with all other humans
? Exists at deepest level of psyche
? The collective unconscious gives us our
archetypes (Examples of archetypes: the wise
old woman or man; earth mother; trickster-we symbolize these in various ways as characters in
?
literature and movies, images in art, symbols in oral traditions
(within a given culture and across cultures)
?
https://www.psychologistworld.com/tests/jun
g-archetype-quiz.php
Anima-Animus
explored (*You
can stop
watching at
2:35)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN47s0mPfR
U
SHADOW(hidden elements)
———-PERSONA (conscious mask)
anima—————-animus
? introvert————extravert
? Must recognize and blend these polarities to
achieve wholeness, or ‘individuation’ (Jung)
?
…By exploring facets of ourselves that we’ve
repressed in our unconscious
Q. How do we accomplish this????
A. By analyzing our dreams– Gateway to
unconscious is DREAMS
? Archetypes are often represented in our
dreams –must figure out their significance in
our lives
?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55442/12common-dreams-and-what-theysupposedly-mean
1. Psychosis:
loss of contact with reality, usually including false
beliefs about what is taking place or who one is
(delusions) – comes from lack of individuation
? 2. Mandala:
symbolic figures of life and wholeness; place in
the universe

?
?
3. Psychic powers (ESP)
1. Western culture emphasizes power &
materialism – neglects spirituality
*** result = psychosis
2. Society often encourages us to perform certain
social roles based on gender, age, etc. — the result
may be to project negative and/or shadow sides
onto others, and to not find inner wholeness
3. Individuation can be lost in the socialization
process
(what other theorist does this sound like?)
Q. Formula for personal change?
A. Work to achieve individuation by tapping into
our unconscious and by blending elements of
our personality
1. Personality tests: Myers Briggs
Test yours..
https://www.123test.com/jung-personality-test/
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
2. Branding:
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=know-your-brand-types_1
3. Self-help books…
“Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside awakes.”
C.
G. Jung
Ch. 16 Carl Gustav Jung
Discussion Board
1. What do we mean when we say that Jung’s theory is deterministic? (Think about the
concept of determinism within psychology for your answer.)
2. How might the study of personality be different in a more collectivistic culture?
3. Take the Archetype test (link on slide 6). Do you agree or disagree with the findings? Why or
why not?
4. According to Jung, what is individuation and how do we achieve it? Please answer in your
own words as much as possible.
5. What was your reaction to what the Tibetan monks (link on slide 11) did with their
Mandala?
DIRECTIONS:
Copy and paste each question and type your answer below it.
Please answer each question in complete sentences and in your own words. Each answer should be at
least one to two paragraphs in length (minimum of 4-6 sentences per paragraph).
Discussion board post due Thursday, April 23 by 8pm.
Response post due Friday, April 24 by 8pm
*Response Posts:
Response posts will include: a) two things you found interesting about the post, and b) two original
ideas that you can contribute to the content of the post that may help further the discussion about the
topic. Please reference specific information from the post in your responses. Above all, please be
respectful in your response posts. Each Response post should be at least two paragraphs in length (4-6
sentences per paragraph), written in complete sentences. *Again, this doesn’t mean that you can’t
write more.

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