Carl Jung; Theories of Personality
Final Paper - Jung
Theories of Personality
In this paper I will show some of Jung’s back ground, his theory, and speak of his contribution to the world of psychology. His contribution was a great one, and it was said that many of his theories were more complicated than many of the other psychologists of his time. As I read about him, I began to appreciate his passion for this subject.
There were a few reasons that I chose him. First, I think it’s amazing his contribution to figuring out, ”personality types.” Second, I find it interesting that he was spiritual, and incorporated some of that spirituality to his theories. He was one of the theorists that took an approach to the conscious and subconscious mind. Consequently, he had a lot of spiritual experiences, and those experiences led him to believe he had to seek something greater to find answers. Jung was born in Kesswil, Switzerland on July 26, 1875.
As a young boy he was raised in a household where his father was a minister. In 1895, he got his education at the
University of Basel. He completed school with a medical degree in 1900. He would then begin working as a psychiatrist at a mental hospital called Zurich. He worked there until 1907(Jung In Contexts: A Reader). It would be at that period in his life that his family would introduce him to performing séances (Religion and the Cure of Souls in Jung’s Psychology). This is also the time when he became interested in the activity that was not of our natural world. His long time mentor was Sigmund Freud. For many years he learned from him, and was trained by him. Freud had radical theories on human sexuality, and based much of his theory towards that sexuality, and how it affected the psyche. Jung, however, did not agree with Freud, and their relationship was affected because of this feud between them.
Jung chose to separate himself from being trained by him,
and
Theories of Personality
In this paper I will show some of Jung’s back ground, his theory, and speak of his contribution to the world of psychology. His contribution was a great one, and it was said that many of his theories were more complicated than many of the other psychologists of his time. As I read about him, I began to appreciate his passion for this subject.
There were a few reasons that I chose him. First, I think it’s amazing his contribution to figuring out, ”personality types.” Second, I find it interesting that he was spiritual, and incorporated some of that spirituality to his theories. He was one of the theorists that took an approach to the conscious and subconscious mind. Consequently, he had a lot of spiritual experiences, and those experiences led him to believe he had to seek something greater to find answers. Jung was born in Kesswil, Switzerland on July 26, 1875.
As a young boy he was raised in a household where his father was a minister. In 1895, he got his education at the
University of Basel. He completed school with a medical degree in 1900. He would then begin working as a psychiatrist at a mental hospital called Zurich. He worked there until 1907(Jung In Contexts: A Reader). It would be at that period in his life that his family would introduce him to performing séances (Religion and the Cure of Souls in Jung’s Psychology). This is also the time when he became interested in the activity that was not of our natural world. His long time mentor was Sigmund Freud. For many years he learned from him, and was trained by him. Freud had radical theories on human sexuality, and based much of his theory towards that sexuality, and how it affected the psyche. Jung, however, did not agree with Freud, and their relationship was affected because of this feud between them.
Jung chose to separate himself from being trained by him,
and
References: Theories Of Personality. Anti Essays. Retrieved April 26, 2012, from the World Wide Web: http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/132051.html