Overall bio of Carl Jung
Childhood
Carl Jung was, in my opinion, an extremely important man in the revolution of Neurology. And although he specified more in the area of psychology, he made great strides and influence in the area of Neurochemistry. He was, in fact, most commonly known for not only the human psyche, but also dream analysis and the collective unconscious.
In his early childhood I think it’s interesting how much his life resonates with common issues in the human psyche. He was the fourth child in his family, but the only to actually survive birth. And until they moved closer to her family, his mother was most often depressed and absent from their home.
Another key part of his life which I also believe may have had to do with his …show more content…
Something I found really interesting, was that he was actually being mentored by Sigmund Freud later on in his career. Freud had inspired him greatly. He had introduced him into the field of the unconscious mind, oneirology, philosophy and more. However, as Jung progressed in his studies, he started fabricating his own ideas, ideas that were far different from Freud’s, and eventually, this led to the end of their mentorship.
After others saw that his relationship with Freud had ended, and he started going further and further away from Freud’s theories, he became almost isolated. Both friends and colleagues had started shutting him out.
Through the years to come, Jung had written multiple books, many actually based on his trials of exploring his own subconscious. And he finally came up with a theory of the subconscious that he found fitting. Jung believed that there was such a thing as a “collective conscious”. This included the conscious, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. He believe that these collective states of mind were what held all knowledge of the human …show more content…
Most influential work & Theories
Jung had some amazing theories and contributions to the world over his life. Not to mention how brave he was to detach himself from Freud’s ideas, even thinking of how much he respected and was influenced by him.
Sigmund Freud’s main ideas revolved around the ideas of sex and the great impact that had on the human psyche. And although most of Freud’s theories and thoughts impacted Jung’s greatly, he eventually found his own path in where he thought reasonable.
Jung’s theories (although extraordinary) led to somewhat of an isolation from many who admired/ were close to him previously.
Jung’s main theory of the human psyche was very heavily based upon self observation interestingly enough. Jung always felt that he had “two personalities”. The introvert and the extrovert. This led to his focus on becoming “whole”. He felt that the way to become “whole” was to focus on a perfect the way he thought of the human psyche. He believed that there were three parts to the human mind. The ego, -the conscious and desire for social acceptance- the personal unconscious, -where memories and feelings have been buried, but can easily be brought to the surface- and the collective unconscious -this is probably the most complex of the three. This is where the eternal knowledge of the human species lies. It’s the knowledge you’re born with but cannot explain. For
Childhood
Carl Jung was, in my opinion, an extremely important man in the revolution of Neurology. And although he specified more in the area of psychology, he made great strides and influence in the area of Neurochemistry. He was, in fact, most commonly known for not only the human psyche, but also dream analysis and the collective unconscious.
In his early childhood I think it’s interesting how much his life resonates with common issues in the human psyche. He was the fourth child in his family, but the only to actually survive birth. And until they moved closer to her family, his mother was most often depressed and absent from their home.
Another key part of his life which I also believe may have had to do with his …show more content…
Something I found really interesting, was that he was actually being mentored by Sigmund Freud later on in his career. Freud had inspired him greatly. He had introduced him into the field of the unconscious mind, oneirology, philosophy and more. However, as Jung progressed in his studies, he started fabricating his own ideas, ideas that were far different from Freud’s, and eventually, this led to the end of their mentorship.
After others saw that his relationship with Freud had ended, and he started going further and further away from Freud’s theories, he became almost isolated. Both friends and colleagues had started shutting him out.
Through the years to come, Jung had written multiple books, many actually based on his trials of exploring his own subconscious. And he finally came up with a theory of the subconscious that he found fitting. Jung believed that there was such a thing as a “collective conscious”. This included the conscious, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. He believe that these collective states of mind were what held all knowledge of the human …show more content…
Most influential work & Theories
Jung had some amazing theories and contributions to the world over his life. Not to mention how brave he was to detach himself from Freud’s ideas, even thinking of how much he respected and was influenced by him.
Sigmund Freud’s main ideas revolved around the ideas of sex and the great impact that had on the human psyche. And although most of Freud’s theories and thoughts impacted Jung’s greatly, he eventually found his own path in where he thought reasonable.
Jung’s theories (although extraordinary) led to somewhat of an isolation from many who admired/ were close to him previously.
Jung’s main theory of the human psyche was very heavily based upon self observation interestingly enough. Jung always felt that he had “two personalities”. The introvert and the extrovert. This led to his focus on becoming “whole”. He felt that the way to become “whole” was to focus on a perfect the way he thought of the human psyche. He believed that there were three parts to the human mind. The ego, -the conscious and desire for social acceptance- the personal unconscious, -where memories and feelings have been buried, but can easily be brought to the surface- and the collective unconscious -this is probably the most complex of the three. This is where the eternal knowledge of the human species lies. It’s the knowledge you’re born with but cannot explain. For