Individuation

Individuation is a lifelong process of integrating conscious and unconscious aspects of the psyche while becoming a distinct person. In Jungian psychology, it involves developing a relationship with the self as a whole.

Ego (Jungian psychology): The center of consciousness in Jungian psychology, distinct from the total psyche. Individuation develops beyond the ego’s limited identification with consciousness.
Analytical psychology: A psychological tradition founded by Carl Jung that studies the psyche, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. Individuation is a central developmental idea within this broader psychological tradition.
Carl Jung: Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and developed concepts including archetypes and individuation. Jung introduced individuation as a central account of psychological development.
Self-actualization: The realization or fulfillment of a person's capacities, especially in humanistic psychology. Self-actualization emphasizes fulfilling potential, while Jungian individuation integrates unconscious as well as conscious life.
Analytical psychology in practice: The clinical use of Jungian concepts and methods in psychotherapy. Individuation gives Jungian therapy a framework for understanding development beyond symptom relief.
Persona (psychology): The social face or role through which a person adapts to the expectations of others. Recognizing the persona helps distinguish social identity from the wider psyche.
Collective unconscious: Jung's hypothesized layer of the unconscious shared across humanity and structured by archetypes. Jung connected individual development to inherited patterns that exceed personal experience.
Sigmund Freud: Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis and emphasized unconscious conflict and psychosexual development. Jung's break with Freud helped shape his distinct theory of the psyche.
Individualism: A family of social and political views that gives priority to individual rights, autonomy, or interests. Individuation concerns psychic integration, not the social doctrine of prioritizing individual autonomy.
Dream interpretation: The practice of assigning or exploring meanings in dreams. Jungian approaches treat dreams as possible expressions of unconscious material relevant to individuation.

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