Concepts

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Anima

Anima is Jung’s historical term for an inner feminine archetypal figure in a man, associated with feeling, relationship, imagery, and mediation between consciousness and the unconscious.

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Projection

Projection is the largely unconscious process of experiencing one’s own psychological content as if it belonged primarily or entirely to another person, group, or object.

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Self

The Self is Jung’s concept of the whole psyche—conscious and unconscious—and the archetypal principle of its organization, development, and potential integration.

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Archetype

An archetype is an inherited organizing pattern in Jung’s theory that can shape recurring forms of imagery, emotion, perception, and behavior without prescribing one fixed image.

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Ego

In Jungian psychology, the ego is the central complex of consciousness: the organizing “I” that experiences identity, makes choices, and adapts to inner and outer life.

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Complex

In Jungian psychology, a complex is an emotionally charged network of associations that can temporarily influence perception, emotion, and behavior.

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Personal Unconscious

In Jungian psychology, the personal unconscious contains experiences, perceptions, and emotionally charged material outside an individual’s present awareness.

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Collective Unconscious

In Jungian psychology, the collective unconscious is a proposed inherited layer of the psyche expressed through universal patterns called archetypes.

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Individuation

Individuation is Jung’s term for the lifelong process of becoming a more differentiated and integrated psychological whole.

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Persona

In Jungian psychology, the persona is the social identity or “mask” through which a person adapts to roles, expectations, and relationships.