Knowra Analytical psychology Analytical psychology A school of psychology founded by Carl Jung that explains psychic life through the collective unconscious, archetypes, and individuation. It emphasizes integrating conscious and unconscious opposites.
Collective unconscious : A hypothesized layer of the unconscious shared across humanity and expressed through inherited patterns. It is the shared psychic ground from which Jung believed archetypes arise.
Compensation (Jungian psychology) : The psyche’s tendency to balance a conscious attitude through unconscious contents. Jung interpreted dreams as often compensating for one-sided conscious attitudes.
Carl Jung : Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology, known for theories of archetypes, the collective unconscious, and individuation. His clinical work and writings established the school’s central concepts.
Psychoanalysis : A tradition of psychological theory and treatment founded by Sigmund Freud, centered on unconscious conflict and its effects. Analytical psychology grew from psychoanalysis but broadened its account of unconscious life.
Analytical psychology psychotherapy : A form of psychotherapy drawing on Jungian concepts to explore dreams, symbols, relationships, and individuation. It translates analytical psychology’s theories into a clinical practice.
Archetype : A recurring structural pattern in the collective unconscious, expressed through images, stories, and behavior. Archetypes give recurring forms to the collective unconscious in dreams and myths.
Dream interpretation : The practice of interpreting dreams to understand their imagery, emotions, and possible significance. Jung used dreams as expressions of unconscious life, not merely disguised wishes.
Sigmund Freud : A neurologist who founded psychoanalysis and developed influential theories of the unconscious and psychosexual development. Jung collaborated with Freud before their theoretical and personal rupture.
Freudian psychology : Psychological theory based on Freud’s accounts of unconscious conflict, psychosexual development, and defense mechanisms. Jung rejected Freud’s emphasis on sexuality as the primary source of psychic energy.
Complex (psychology) : An emotionally charged group of ideas and memories that can operate partly outside conscious control. Jung’s early word-association studies used complexes to investigate unconscious influence.
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