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Carl Gustav Jung was, next to Freud, arguably ''the'' most influential psychologist of the 20th Century. Having started his career as a student of Freud, the two eventually fell out over their differing views on the unconscious. Freud believed it was nothing more than a waste-bin for the mind to dump horrible thoughts, desires and memories. Jung believed that while that may be true ''in part'', there were also further areas of the unconscious which were more than psychological dump-trucks. Unable to convince Freud, Jung went off and formed his own school of thought: Analytical Psychology. |
Carl Gustav Jung was, next to Freud, arguably ''the'' most influential psychologist of the 20th Century. Having started his career as a student of Freud, the two eventually fell out over their differing views on the unconscious. Freud believed it was nothing more than a waste-bin for the mind to dump horrible thoughts, desires and memories. Jung believed that while that may be true ''in part'', there were also further areas of the unconscious which were more than psychological dump-trucks. Unable to convince Freud, Jung went off and formed his own school of thought: Analytical Psychology. |
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Jung pioneered a number of groundbreaking ideas in psychology, chief among them the idea of the Collective Unconscious: a deeper level of unconscious wherein are found the [[Archetypal Character|archetypes]]. The archetypes, according to Jung, are common psychological forms that exist in the psyche of everyone. Jung called them "the organs of the psyche." According to Jung, while every single conscious mind is different, the archetypes at the roots of the psyche are identical. Hence the term the Collective Unconscious- the idea of a set of primordial motifs inherited in the mind by ''every'' person on the planet. It's similar to the [[ |
Jung pioneered a number of groundbreaking ideas in psychology, chief among them the idea of the Collective Unconscious: a deeper level of unconscious wherein are found the [[Archetypal Character|archetypes]]. The archetypes, according to Jung, are common psychological forms that exist in the psyche of everyone. Jung called them "the organs of the psyche." According to Jung, while every single conscious mind is different, the archetypes at the roots of the psyche are identical. Hence the term the Collective Unconscious- the idea of a set of primordial motifs inherited in the mind by ''every'' person on the planet. It's similar to the [[trope]]s, only deeper and more [[Mind Screw|mindscrewy]]. |
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Having rocked the world of psychology with his radically different interpretations of the psyche, Jung then went even further. Freud believed that all psychological neuroses could be dealt with by unearthing the repressed thoughts that were causing the problem. Jung argued that neurotic symptoms arise through a lack of individuation- individuation being the process of assimilating the personal and the collective unconscious into the conscious, in order to create a 'psychological whole'. It is a process of transformation from an unhealthy, neurotic mind into a healthy, enlightened psyche that has gained knowledge of the self. |
Having rocked the world of psychology with his radically different interpretations of the psyche, Jung then went even further. Freud believed that all psychological neuroses could be dealt with by unearthing the repressed thoughts that were causing the problem. Jung argued that neurotic symptoms arise through a lack of individuation- individuation being the process of assimilating the personal and the collective unconscious into the conscious, in order to create a 'psychological whole'. It is a process of transformation from an unhealthy, neurotic mind into a healthy, enlightened psyche that has gained knowledge of the self. |
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Has had a huge impact on not just psychology, but the arts as well. Chances are, if a work has some psychological imagery, and it's ''not'' referencing Freud, then it's referencing Jung. His influence can be seen in TV shows such as [[Northern Exposure]] and [[The Sopranos]], artists such as Tool, [[Peter Gabriel]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Billy Corgan]], and Cunninlynguists, among others. |
Has had a huge impact on not just psychology, but the arts as well. Chances are, if a work has some psychological imagery, and it's ''not'' referencing Freud, then it's referencing Jung. His influence can be seen in TV shows such as [[Northern Exposure]] and [[The Sopranos]], artists such as Tool, [[Peter Gabriel]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins|Billy Corgan]], and Cunninlynguists, among others. |
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In fact, it can be argued that [[TV Tropes]] itself owes its existence to Jung's work. Perhaps we should call him "[[Trope Codifier]] Prime" for laying the groundwork of all that you read here while [[Wiki Walk |
In fact, it can be argued that [[TV Tropes]] itself owes its existence to Jung's work. Perhaps we should call him "[[Trope Codifier]] Prime" for laying the groundwork of all that you read here while [[Wiki Walk]]ing through this site. |
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Jung's first years as a psychoanalyst, as well as his relationship with Freud, his extramarital affairs, and his emerging theories on the unconscious, are portrayed in the 2011 [[David Cronenberg]] film, ''[[A Dangerous Method]]''. |
Jung's first years as a psychoanalyst, as well as his relationship with Freud, his extramarital affairs, and his emerging theories on the unconscious, are portrayed in the 2011 [[David Cronenberg]] film, ''[[A Dangerous Method]]''. |
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== Tropes common in his work include == |
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* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Subverted. Jung saw examples of these as [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolic]] of individuation. |
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Subverted. Jung saw examples of these as [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolic]] of individuation. |
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