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Jungian

Jungian

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Relating to the ideas of Carl Jung about the deep part of the mind and symbols
  • adjective
  • /ˈjʊŋɪən/
translation icon : jungiano
  • "I believe that both feminism and Jungian psychology contribute significantly to an understanding of the human situation."
  • Jungian theory
  • Jungian archetypes
  • Jungian psychology

Examples

  • But the critique is very important as a process because "Jungian psychology concerns itself largely with images and their power."

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Subpersonalities can also derive from the Freudian personal unconscious and the Jungian collective unconscious.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In a Jungian reading, there might be a valid reason to "want" the father dead.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Traditional applications of, for example, Freudian or Jungian accounts of personality.

    Academic text (1990)
  • As we discuss in the paper, researchers developed the MBTI from Jungian psychology.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A plethora of thematic possibilities using a Jungian approach to criticism and teaching is there for the taking.

    Academic text (1998)
  • According to Jungian theory, the foundation of the MIPS and the MBTI personality types represents choice preferences.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Myers and Briggs expanded the Jungian theory with the Judging-Perceiving Scale (Myers et al., 1998).

    Academic text (2004)
  • The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the primary psychometric instrument for measuring Jungian theory constructs and determining personality types.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Many therapists today apply Jungian concepts to help clients explore their unconscious thoughts.

Compounds

A set of ideas by Carl Jung about the shared unconscious, common symbols, and personal growth

Surface Forms

Jungian positive

Morphology

Jungian = Jung (transparent) = Jung + ian

Regular adjectival formation from the proper name Jung using the productive suffix -ian, meaning 'relating to Jung's ideas'.

Etymology

The word Jungian comes from the name Jung and the ending -ian, which means 'related to' or 'from', like in historian. So Jungian describes ideas, art, or therapy that come from Carl Jung's work.