Psychiatry and Psychology

Jungian Theory

A theoretical psychoanalytical system centered around symbols of the unconscious with the unconscious material derived from two sources - the personal unconscious (repressed or forgotten experiences, thoughts and feelings) and the collective or objective unconscious (the universal inherited qualities which dispose individuals to behave in ways similar to their ancestors).

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A theoretical psychoanalytical system centered around symbols of the unconscious with the unconscious material derived from two sources - the personal unconscious (repressed or forgotten experiences, thoughts and feelings) and the collective or objective unconscious (the universal inherited qualities which dispose individuals to behave in ways similar to their ancestors).

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  • Theory, Jungian

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91(75); was see under PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Jungian Theory. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007602. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007602
  2. Jungian Theory. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung%27s_theory_of_neurosis
  3. Jungian Theory. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17101084