Jameela Ismail
Professor Pitanza
ENG 151
4/19/16
The Unconscious Mind Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), referred to as the “father of psychology”, is considered to be one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century(Cherry). Of the many discoveries founded by Freud, the “Topographical Model of Personality” is one of the greatest advances in the world of psychology. With this theory, Freud believed the majority of our life experiences, feelings, beliefs and impulses, are not available at a conscious level. (Cherry). Like Freud, Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was considered a great psychologist. He is the founder of Analytic Psychology, which is also known as Jungian Psychology. Jung’s most famous work “Psychology …show more content…
He explains that parents trigger the lives of those who are neurotics. Parents give their children love and affection but some children are never able to outgrow the mental phase of that relationship with their parent. According to Freud, the story of Oedipus Rex shows us the fulfillment of our own childhood wishes. (Freud, 920) A child usually targets the parent of the opposite sex. This child will start to love one parent and hate the other. “Shakespeare’s Hamlet has its roots in the same soil as Oedipus Rex.” (Freud, 921) Hamlet represses his true feelings and just like neurosis we learn of his feelings his inhibiting conscious and actions. Hamlet was in love with his mother and he resented his father for taking his mother away. Hamlet’s father represented repressed wishes of his own childhood. Painful feelings are expressed in the dreams of …show more content…
Jung spoke out against Freud’s Oedipus Complex which caused them to split. Freud and Jung have made great efforts in the dynamic field of psychology. Their ideas are similar but Jung often disagrees with Freud’s theories. They were very close friends for some time. The difference between Freud and Jung was that Jung believed an individual creates their own unconscious and dreams and Freud believed in sex as being the key factor for most psychological disorders and neurosis. The main agreement between the two was that a person’s childhood determined future behavior and life. One’s mind is influenced by both experiences and archetypes.
Works Cited
Jacobus, Lee A. A World of Ideas. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin 's, 2013. Print.
McLeod, Saul A. "Carl Jung." Simplypsychology.org. N.p., 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
Sigmund Freud." Sigmund Freud. Copyright 1997, 2006, 2009, C. George Boeree, n.d. Web. 14 Nov.2013
Id, Ego, Superego, and the Unconscious in Psychology 101 at AllPsychOnline. N.p., 29 Nov. 2011. Web. 13 Nov.
Professor Pitanza
ENG 151
4/19/16
The Unconscious Mind Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), referred to as the “father of psychology”, is considered to be one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century(Cherry). Of the many discoveries founded by Freud, the “Topographical Model of Personality” is one of the greatest advances in the world of psychology. With this theory, Freud believed the majority of our life experiences, feelings, beliefs and impulses, are not available at a conscious level. (Cherry). Like Freud, Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was considered a great psychologist. He is the founder of Analytic Psychology, which is also known as Jungian Psychology. Jung’s most famous work “Psychology …show more content…
He explains that parents trigger the lives of those who are neurotics. Parents give their children love and affection but some children are never able to outgrow the mental phase of that relationship with their parent. According to Freud, the story of Oedipus Rex shows us the fulfillment of our own childhood wishes. (Freud, 920) A child usually targets the parent of the opposite sex. This child will start to love one parent and hate the other. “Shakespeare’s Hamlet has its roots in the same soil as Oedipus Rex.” (Freud, 921) Hamlet represses his true feelings and just like neurosis we learn of his feelings his inhibiting conscious and actions. Hamlet was in love with his mother and he resented his father for taking his mother away. Hamlet’s father represented repressed wishes of his own childhood. Painful feelings are expressed in the dreams of …show more content…
Jung spoke out against Freud’s Oedipus Complex which caused them to split. Freud and Jung have made great efforts in the dynamic field of psychology. Their ideas are similar but Jung often disagrees with Freud’s theories. They were very close friends for some time. The difference between Freud and Jung was that Jung believed an individual creates their own unconscious and dreams and Freud believed in sex as being the key factor for most psychological disorders and neurosis. The main agreement between the two was that a person’s childhood determined future behavior and life. One’s mind is influenced by both experiences and archetypes.
Works Cited
Jacobus, Lee A. A World of Ideas. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin 's, 2013. Print.
McLeod, Saul A. "Carl Jung." Simplypsychology.org. N.p., 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
Sigmund Freud." Sigmund Freud. Copyright 1997, 2006, 2009, C. George Boeree, n.d. Web. 14 Nov.2013
Id, Ego, Superego, and the Unconscious in Psychology 101 at AllPsychOnline. N.p., 29 Nov. 2011. Web. 13 Nov.