Jung: A Complete Introduction

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Jung: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key books, and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam. The book uses a structure that mirrors the way Jung is taught on many university and counselling courses. Chapters include individuation and the archetypal power of the unconscious, Jung's early life, Jung's early career and key influences, Freud and Jung, the self and ego, the dark side, anima and animus, archetypes, typology, Jungian analysis, working with dreams, active imagination, developmental approaches, application of Jungian analysis to mental health needs, and Jung's legacy in culture, spirituality and therapy. 'A lucid and refreshingly innovative introduction to the complex thought of C.G. Jung' Paul Bishop, William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages, University of Glasgow 'A gold mine of knowledge in this eminently readable book that transcends the constraints of a set formula' Ann Casement, Licensed Psychoanalyst and Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute 'Of the many introductions to Jung's work, I find this one not only the most comprehensive but, importantly, very readable for the non-Jungian... It succinctly maps the remarkable contribution of Jung's distinctive approach to a wide number of subjects, principally psychology, psychotherapy, philosophy and the human condition' Steve Mitchell, Dramatherapist / Director Pathfinder Studio; former Course Director of Dramatherapy, Roehampton Institute, London Jung employs the 'Breakthrough Method' to help you advance quickly at any subject, whether you're studing for an exam or just for your own interst. The Breakthrough Method is designed to overcome typical problems you'll face as learn new concepts and skills. - Problem: "I find it difficult to remember what I've read."; Solution: this book includes end-of-chapter summaries and questions to test your understanding. - Problem: "Lots of introductory books turn out to cover totally different topics than my course."; Solution: this book is written by a university lecturer who understands what students are expected to know. Cover Book title Contents Introduction How to use this book SECTION 1: Introducing Jung and his discoveries 1 Creative madness? Confronting the unconscious Working with the unconscious Making sense of the unconscious Jung's 'Red Book' 2 The dreamer awakes: Jung's early life A child of the unconscious? Formative influences: family Formative influences: Jung's 'big' dream Formative influences: childhood and adolescence 3 Jung's early career and key influences Jung's turn towards psychiatry Word association and Jung's 'complex' theory. Searching for inspiration: Jung's philosophical framework4 Freud and Jung: a meeting of minds? Common insights and ideas Sticking points between Freud and Jung Points of agreement between Freud and Jung The end of the friendship SECTION 2: The world within: Jung's model of the human psyche 5 Self and ego: listening to the inner voice A new formula for ego? Self: the missing piece for Jung Self and its place in the psyche The ego-self axis Ego and its place in the psyche 6 Ego's face and back: persona and shadow Ego: outward looking and inward facing. Persona: a mask for every occasionShadow: a moral problem Shadow as a resource 7 Anima and animus: inner partners or adversaries? Contra-sexuality: personal and collective Anima and animus Anima and animus -- still relevant? 8 From archetype to complex Jung, archetype and complex Archetypes: the collective and the personal Complex and its influence on the psyche Archetypes, complexes, analysis 9 Jung's typological model Personality: tabula rasa or constitutional factors? Four personality functions The hierarchy of typological functions Typology in Jungian analysis. SECTION 3: Jungian analytic practice10 Jungian analysis Making space for psyche Freud's influence and the analytic frame Ethics and boundaries The analytic setting The analyst as 'blank screen'? Analytic principles and process Jung's four-stage model 11 Working with dreams Royal road to what? Jung's perspective on dreaming The structure of a dream Working with dreams 12 Active imagination Working with image, archetype and the transcendent function Working with active imagination Active imagination in Jungian analysis 13 Alchemy and analysis The influence of alchemy on Jung. Alchemical principlesLimitations and possibilities 14 Working with children and lifespan development Jung and the 'child' archetype Jung's model of the life stages Post-Jungian theory and practice 15 Working with mental health difficulties Jung and the mind-body connection Jung's approach to depression Addiction: a sickness of the spirit Trauma: an archetypal approach Personality disorders and other mental health needs SECTION 4: Jung's legacy: culture, spirituality and therapy 16 Jung's legacy in the arts and sciences Jung's grand project Synchronicity as connecting principle.