Case Study 3: Carl Jung
Elizabeth Reszke
PSY-210-101
September
Case Study Three
Case Study Three:
Application Questions:
1. What is Bob's attitude according to Jungian theory? Provide evidence for your answer.
Bob’s an extravert. Bob seeks enjoyment and pleasure by helping others. In Jung’s point of view, Bob seeks pleasure and enjoyment from outside objects (objects being people), not from the subject (subject being one’s self). This can be seen in the case study when Bob states how he enjoys helping others and speaking with them because it makes him feel like he is helping them in a way that others cannot do.
2. What is Bob's superior function according to Jungian theory? Provide evidence for your answer.
Bob’s dominant function would likely be “Sensing.” This is not simply because Bob “senses” the presence of the deceased around him, but because of the definition of Jung’s idea of sensing: “the initial, concrete experiencing of phenomena without the use of reason or evaluation.” Bob’s first thought about the seizures was that it was “a gift from the other side” and “a way to contact spirits.” He did not use any reason or logic to interpret the seizures, but instead jumped to his own conclusions.
3. What are archetypes? In what level of consciousness are they contained, according to Jung's theory? Which archetype has Bob been influenced by? Provide evidence for your answer. How does it influence his behavior?
Archetypes are themes that exist in all cultures, and they are rooted within the entire psyche (primarily in the consciousness and the collective unconsciousness), according to Jung. “The Self” has likely primarily influenced Bob. The reason for this statement is because the self-archetype is characterized by realizing a destiny through a process called individuation, which is when a person becomes the definite, unique being that he in fact is. According to Bob, he sees himself as a psychic, and firmly believes that that was a gift instilled on
PSY-210-101
September
Case Study Three
Case Study Three:
Application Questions:
1. What is Bob's attitude according to Jungian theory? Provide evidence for your answer.
Bob’s an extravert. Bob seeks enjoyment and pleasure by helping others. In Jung’s point of view, Bob seeks pleasure and enjoyment from outside objects (objects being people), not from the subject (subject being one’s self). This can be seen in the case study when Bob states how he enjoys helping others and speaking with them because it makes him feel like he is helping them in a way that others cannot do.
2. What is Bob's superior function according to Jungian theory? Provide evidence for your answer.
Bob’s dominant function would likely be “Sensing.” This is not simply because Bob “senses” the presence of the deceased around him, but because of the definition of Jung’s idea of sensing: “the initial, concrete experiencing of phenomena without the use of reason or evaluation.” Bob’s first thought about the seizures was that it was “a gift from the other side” and “a way to contact spirits.” He did not use any reason or logic to interpret the seizures, but instead jumped to his own conclusions.
3. What are archetypes? In what level of consciousness are they contained, according to Jung's theory? Which archetype has Bob been influenced by? Provide evidence for your answer. How does it influence his behavior?
Archetypes are themes that exist in all cultures, and they are rooted within the entire psyche (primarily in the consciousness and the collective unconsciousness), according to Jung. “The Self” has likely primarily influenced Bob. The reason for this statement is because the self-archetype is characterized by realizing a destiny through a process called individuation, which is when a person becomes the definite, unique being that he in fact is. According to Bob, he sees himself as a psychic, and firmly believes that that was a gift instilled on