The Self in Jungian psychology is a dynamic concept which has undergone numerous modifications since it was first conceptualised as one of the Jungian archetypes. [1] Historically, the Self, according to Carl Jung, signifies the unification of consciousness and unconsciousness in a person, and representing the psyche as a whole. [2]

2020年12月29日 · We begin by exploring the concept of the Self. The Self is one of the primary concepts in Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung’s psychology. Jung defined as the Self as “the totality of a person’s being,” 1 and the word is capitalized to denote its centrality and sacredness.

The Self . The Self is the archetype of the psychical totality or the wholeness. It is not identical with the ego but placed itself somehow above or in other words in the midst between ego-counsciousness and unconscious. The realization of the Self is the ultimate goal of the individuation process.

The Self is the archetype of wholeness and as such was believed by Jung to be the regulating centre of the psyche. According to Jung, the Self signifies the unification of consciousness and unconsciousness in an individual and represents the psyche as a whole.

2024年1月24日 · Carl Jung's personality theory focuses on the interplay between the conscious and unconscious mind, universal archetypes, the process of individuation, and psychological types. The theory emphasizes the integration of various aspects of personality to achieve self-realization and encompasses universal and individual dynamics.

2025年1月4日 · According to the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, each of us has an inner drive for personal growth and self-understanding. He called this process individuation. In this article, we’ll explore Jung’s pioneering ideas about the human mind—and how they might help us get a bit closer to knowing ourselves better.

Jung’s thinking about the self separates Jungian analytical psychology from other psychoanalytical schools. He uses the concept of the self to portray his understanding of who we are and the concept of individuation to describe who we can become.

Jung’s thinking about the Self and its dynamic of individuation separates Jungian analytical psychology from other psychoanalytical schools. He uses the concept of the Self to describe his understanding of who we are and the concept of individuation to describe the process by which we can fulfil our potential to become all that we can be.

2016年10月14日 · The Self is one of the most well known of Jung’s concepts and is arguably the foundation stone of Jung’s Analytical Psychology. The idea that the unconscious has agency and purpose is something that sets Jung’s project apart from Freud’s Psychoanalysis.

In his autobiography, Jung writes: “In those years… I began to understand that the goal of psychic development is the self. There is no linear evolution; there is only the circumambulation of the self.” The Self is a transcendent or divine quality. Jung referred to the Self as the “Imago Dei,” or the image of God within the psyche.