About
Carl Gustav Jung, born July 26, 1875, in Kesswil and died June 6, 1961, in Küsnacht, was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of analytical psychology. After studying medicine, he worked at the psychiatric clinic in Zurich under Eugen Bleuler, where he developed the word-association test and introduced the concept of the complex. A close collaborator of Sigmund Freud, he broke with him in 1912-1914, refusing to reduce neurosis to sexuality. He then developed an original theory, including the collective unconscious, archetypes, and the process of individuation. His work influenced psychology and psychiatry, as well as religion, mythology, literature, and art.
* 1875-07-26 — † 1961-06-06
Major works
- Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912)essay
- Psychologische Typen (1921)essay
- Psychologie und Religion (1938)essay
- Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken (1962)autobiography
Key milestones
- 1907Beginning of collaboration with Sigmund Freud.
- 1911First president of the International Psychoanalytic Association.
- 1921Publication of Psychological Types, introducing the concepts of introversion and extraversion.
Themes
Collective unconsciousArchetypesIndividuationSynchronicityPsychological types
Sources: britannica.com · oxfordreference.com · psychiatryonline.org
