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Jungian Psychotherapy and Yoga in Relieving Depression, 2004.
This paper provides a scholarly review of the relevant literature and the summarized results of a series of interviews with yogic practitioners to determine the efficacy of this alternative medicine approach to the alleviation of depression.
18,559 words (approx. 74.2 pages), 34 sources, APA, £ 172.95
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This study examines the relationship between Jungian psychotherapy, yoga, and alleviation of depression. Specific questions addressed include: 1. What is the overall incidence of depression in the United States today? 2. What are the factors that contribute to the onset of depressive episodes, and what can be done to mitigate or avoid such onset? 3. Are there cultural and gender considerations that serve to exacerbate depressive episodes? 4. What are the mainstream medical approaches to the treatment of depressive episodes?
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"Depression is a serious condition which affects millions of people in the United States today. Further, the majority of people in America will experience some form of depression at some point in their lives. People who experience major depressive disorder episodes are more likely to experience future episodes as well. This aspect of depression management is important because the incidence of relapse has been clearly linked to the number of episodes of depression that have been already been experienced (Klerman, Weissmann, Rounsaville, & Chevron, 1999). Clinicians may be overlooking the importance of yoga as both an alternative as well as an adjunct to existing treatment modalities. It is the predicted outcome of this research project that yoga techniques will prove to be an efficacious treatment modality for patients either by themselves in or combination with various psychotherapeutic and pharmacotherapeutic approaches."
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A Jungian Analysis, 2006.
This paper examines analytical psychologist Carl Jung's personality theory and its relevance to the plot of Michel Gondry's 2004 film, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
1,993 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper analyzes the plot of Gondry's film, while detailing the relationship and romance between the main characters of Clementine and Joel. The writer of this paper focuses on Carl Jung's personality theory, which explains how and why people fall in love and what links two people together. Jung's personality theory includes the idea that there exists a personal unconscious and a collective unconscious, which has the power to influence others. The writer of this paper contends and explains how the two characters in the film and what they experience, proves Jung's personality theory in action. In the film, Clementine's unconscious needs have drawn her to Joel, yet when things begin to turn sour, she makes a conscious decision to leave him. The events of the film show that despite having Joel consciously removed from Clementine's mind, the unconscious need for him remains. This is the process that Jung describes when he refers to people being driven to making unconscious decisions, beyond their control.
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"Jung uses several examples of how the collective unconscious influences people. One of the most significant is the existence of love at first sight. According to Jung, there is a female aspect in the collective unconscious for males, and a male aspect in the collective unconscious for females. These are known as anima and animus, respectively. Litt explains how love links to the anima and the animus saying that "love results from identifying the 'ideal' woman with his own underlying anima, while for a woman, love may be generated by seeing a man as the personification of her anima." This explains how love at first sight occurs. Since the individuals have no conscious awareness of their anima and animus, they cannot see any logical reasons to consider the other person as their other half."
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Jung's Father Archetype in Children's Literature, 2005.
A description of how the absent father in different children's stories is representative of the Jungian yearning for a father figure.
1,247 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper describes three stories and how the Jungian archetype influences the story. The paper first discusses the Walt Disney movie, "Song of the South", explaining how the Jungian father archetype can be found in the story because there is an absent father that is replaced by another father figure. Next the paper discusses the European children's tale, "Max and Moritz" which is a cautionary tale about what happens to children that grow up without a father. Lastly, the paper discusses the story of "Cinderella", explaining that it is representative of the the father-as-lover archetype.
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"Historically, children's literature has always had a place in our lives. No matter how old we grow, we can relate many of our adult observations to the tales of our childhood. Having been fortunate to grow up in a family from two different cultures, I heard tales from old Europe from my Mother, and the rich tales of the southeastern United States from my Father. In considering Jung's theory of the archetype, there are three tales that come to mind. First, the movie "Song of The South", which tells stories of the South that my grandfather grew up in. Second, the tale of Max and Moritz, a cautionary tale for children told throughout Europe for hundreds of years. Finally, the classic "Cinderella" which, thanks to Disney, has become a favorite of all children born in the US in the last fifty years. These three tales all demonstrate the father archetype that Jung describes in "The Personal and the Collective Unconscious." These tales are classic examples of stories that appear in a variety of cultures, and all share a common thread- the absent father. Jung would have told us that the unconscious desire for someone to fill the archetypal role of father is at the root of all these tales. The absence of father theme in these three stories will show the human need for the archetypical father figure as nurturer, disciplinarian, and as lover."
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The Divine Comedy and Carl Jung, 2008.
This paper discusses Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' as it relates to Jungian archetypal theory.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the development of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is a development of self. This individual travels from shallow to more authentic experiences as he or she travels through the different worlds or levels of hell. The writer points out that similarly Jungian archetypal theory demonstrates the same sort of idea. The individual travels through a traditional set of concepts that range in depth from very shallow to much deeper and more authentic, until one becomes what is considered the true self which is steeped in the concept of the old soul and is the mythic combined with the human. The writer maintains that the archetypes associated with Jungian theory are clearly and concisely illuminated in the depths of the 'Divine Comedy'. The writer concludes that each archetype is given its appropriate time and due character while Dante the pilgrim seeks to entertain how he above others can more closely live the life of the wise old man, who he assumed was Virgil but was really himself.
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"The shadow coincides with early Dante, when he is drawn by sin and temptation and on the verge of suicide. He is in need of intervention, in this case Virgil (the wise old man) to accompany him and give him guidance as he does not know himself or his place in the world. He is also in need of Beatrice, his lost love to come to him and explain the virtue of the journey and to introduce him to his guide, the wise old man a concept illuminated later that will lead us between the acceptance of the feminine Animus within himself as nothing to fear. For Dante the shadow is really his grief, as he wanders about the world trying to do and say the right thing but not knowing himself well enough to known what the right or wrong thing for him is."
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Jung and the Shadow, 2006.
A look at the concept of the shadow in Jungian psychology.
3,432 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 19 sources, MLA, £ 67.95
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This paper examines how the idea of the shadow in Jungian terminology--those aspects of our selves that we fail to see, hidden aspects that are both positive and negative and aspects of ourselves that are not shown to the world via the persona--is certainly one of the most well-known among the concepts created by Carl Gustav Jung. It attempts to understand the nature of the shadow-what it is, where it comes from and how it is composed in order to understand its basic aspects and the means by which it is such a powerful force in the psyche.
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"While still working with Freud, Jung developed another idea that links back to the concept of the shadow, that of imago. This term is based on Jung's idea that "children's images of their parents do not simply reflect their actual parents" (Humbert, 1983/1996, 4). The designation of imago reflects "the schema that is most properly the child's and that is least reflective of the child's actual parents" (p. 4). During this time period he also wrote extensively on complexes. Jung's word association tests during his nine years at the Burholzli starting in 1900 led him to formulate his ideas surrounding complexes. "
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Comparison of Freud and Jung, 1992.
A comparison of the Jungian and Freudian conceptions of the mind.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, £ 49.95
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"Jung's conception of the mind quite naturally colored his conceptions of mental processes and of mental disease. For most people, the concepts of Freud are more familiar than those of Jung, and there are some similarities as well as differences between the two. Basically, though, they had a different conception of the human mind. Freud sees human nature and human behavior as produced by "the irremediable antagonism between the demands of instinct and the restrictions of civilization" (Strachey in Freud, 1966, 4). Human nature in the state of nature is thus one thing, while human nature in civilization has been reshaped and produces a different form of alienation in the Freudian conception. As the individual develops during the life cycle, the ego, or the sense of self, changes from encompassing everything to detaching itself from the external world and thus..."
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Ego: Its Role in Characters of Shakespeare from Comedy to Tragedy, 2000.
A paper analyzing Shakespeare's use of Jungian-like psychology in the creation of his flawed characters.
2,035 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper explores and compares the psychology of the Ego and masks that are worn by two of Shakespeare?s characters; Malvolio(Twelfth Night) and Angelo(Measure for Measure). Using concepts of the Ego laid down by Freud and Jung the author demonstrates how Shakespeare uses this flaw, of imagining oneself as an ideal persona, in both a comedic, and later, tragic play. The paper cites examples from Shakespeare's plays to demonstrate his points. Also, the author references known critics in the field of literary criticism to further elucidate his meaning. The author concludes that by using the Ego as a flaw, Shakespeare created characters that are easy to relate to and provides valuable insight on how to deal with ones mask.
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"In C.G. Jung?s book, The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, he described what can happen to one who is ?possessed? by what Freud would call the Super-ego. This is an idea Shakespeare was well aware of. He used the concept in his writing as a means to bring about both comedy and later to develop a more sophisticated plot, with a more developed conflict. This flaw of imagining oneself as an ideal persona is supported by critiques of Shakespeare's comedies. Richmond, states that Shakespeare's comedies suggest, "that we should test higher sentiments against the implication of facts"(p.2). He argues that Shakespeare finds virtue in what might be called compromised relationships and only destructiveness in single-minded commitment to an ideal. This is not because this harsh world will not tolerate ideals, but because ideals are self-destructive. Through the characters of Malvolio, in Twelfth Night and Angelo in Measure for Measure, Shakespeare explores this character theme, and creates, not only internal conflict, but external as well ."
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Borderline Personality, 2002.
This paper looks at a border personality disorder case through three types of analysis - Neo-Freudian, Cognitive Behavioral and Jungian.
1,296 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper uses three theories of psychology to study the best treatment/therapy for a borderline personality case. The first part explores how Freudian psychology would interpret this individual's disorder as re-experiencing internalized trauma from the period of his or her youth. The second analysis is of cognitive theory, which is more interested in the treatment of the disorder than the understanding of it. The final analysis studies Jung's theories of the split-self.
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"Critical to Jung?s theories as well is the idea that every human psyche experiences a period of breaks or separations. The animus and the anima, for instance, are the division between male and female soul that exists within all individuals. One facet of the animus or the anima may come to the forefront, depending on how society regards that person in terms of gender and how that person regards him or herself. However, all individuals are male and female, though to different degrees."
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"Blade Runner", 2001.
Analysis of Ridley Scott's 1982 film in terms of spiritual & psychological journey taken by movie's hero, Deckhard. Relates journey to Jungian archetypes & Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With 1000 Faces.:"
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, £ 27.95
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"The concept of the hero's journey and how it reflects certain archetypal ideas derives from Jungian psychology and from sociological and cultural analysis by researchers like Joseph Campbell. Jung speaks of archetypes in terms of dreams, but drama is a way for the community to work out these archetypes in public ritual. For that matter, film in particular has much in common with dreaming, and the science fiction film Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) presents a hero in the form of Deckard who takes a spiritual and psychological journey and who changes in the course of that journey, thus living out the ritual for the audience.
Joseph Campbell sees the tales we tell as being shaped around certain central motifs, repeated patterns indicating deeper psychological needs and beliefs. He states that in our ..."
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Concepts of Depression, 2001.
Compares Freudian & Jungian psychoanalytic theories & the role of the libido in depression.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, £ 38.95
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"The Concept of Depression in Freud and Jung
Sigmund Freud argues that although there exist many different clinical forms of depression, or melancholia as he calls it, each form is characterized by an internal guilt caused by the loss or devaluation of a sexual object (Freud, 1966, 531). An understanding of several terms as Freud uses them is necessary for a complete understanding of his theory of depression.
Basically, Freudian psychoanalytic theory argues that our psychological life is determined by our conscious and unconscious life (Freud, 1960, 3). Our conscious life, however, is transitory, in the sense that concepts or memories that are conscious or manifest at any given time may become preconscious or unconscious at a later time. If ideas are preconscious, Freudian .."
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"Sir Gawain & The Green Knight", 1997.
Freudian & Jungian interpretations of heroic medieval tale.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, £ 54.95
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" Sir Gawain and The Green Knight: A Psychological Interpretation
Introduction
The first to apply the psychoanalytical apparatus of Sigmund Freud, C.G. Jung, and comparative religion to Sir Gawain was Heinrich Zimmer, who interpreted the main plot elements of the poem in a wide, crosscultural context of myths and fairy tales in which the main incidents revolve around the archetypal theme of death and rebirth (Sadowski 34). Analysts such as Zimmer and Putter demonstrate the differential analysis of the text that will be performed according to the analyst's reliance on Freudian or Jungian analysis. Generally, Freudian analyses such as Putter focus more on the individual psychology revealed in the text. Analyses such as Zimmer's, however, which are based on Jungian psychology, tend to focus on the more collective and social.."
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Jung's Theory of Wholeness, 1997.
Definition and examination in terms of public vs. inner self, conscious vs. unconscious mind, impact of Freud, dreams, collective unconscious, archetypes and stages of Jungian therapy.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, £ 38.95
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" Carl Jung's theory of wholeness best describes the internal force that drives human development. The core concept of Jung's approach was that each person possesses two separate personalities: an outer public self and a hidden, inner self that felt a special closeness to God. The interplay between these two selves affected the individual's striving for integration and wholeness.
Jung was fascinated by death, nature, and philosophy even as a youth. As Douglas (1995) notes, "Jung received a thorough education embedded not only in the Protestant theological tradition but also in classical Greek and Latin literature" (p. 99). Born in 1875 in Switzerland, Jung experienced striking mythological dreams and visions during his childhood. Jung's parents were a dysfunctional couple, and the youth reported.."
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Jung in Context, 2008.
An overview of the historical context of Carl Jung's analytical psychology.
4,808 words (approx. 19.2 pages), 14 sources, APA, £ 85.95
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This paper outlines the historical context of Jung's psychology and some of his major contextual influences such as Positivism, Kant, Schopenhauer, Goethe, Schelling, Carus and Nietzsche. The paper discusses how Jung's thought was both rational and irrational and how he used the former quality to study the latter. The paper then argues that the Jungian community should come together in order to focus on the irrational. The paper further argues that the Jungian community should make the irrational its specific area of psychology and articulate a science of the irrational.
Outline:
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Historical Context of Jungian Analytical Psychology
Romanticism and Positivism
Chapter 1 Conclusion
Chapter 2
The Science of the Irrational
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"Interested thinkers often point out that Jung himself was a childhood neurotic. This may be seen as a slight digression because this establishes a personal context for analytical psychology as opposed to the multitude of impersonal historical contextual influences. However, it is the other key factor in establishing a sketch of the context of analytical psychology, therefore it needs saying. Jung had a father complex. Carl Jung's father is portrayed as an authoritarian and dogmatic Christian who had repressed doubts about his faith. And Jung is regarded as having been a childhood neurotic in both Jungian and psychoanalytical literature. For example in the latter, Winnicott reads Memories, Dreams, Reflections as evidence of Jung as a childhood schizophrenic, a divided-self in search of a self-identity.47 In the Jungian literature, Michael Fordham, who helped compile Jung's Collected Works, also regards Jung as having been a childhood schizophrenic. Following reading the first draft of the childhood chapters of Memories, Dreams, Reflections Jung asked Fordham for his views.@
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"She", 2004.
Review and analysis of Robert Johnson's book about the female psyche.
884 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper explains that Robert Johnson's book, "She", is based on a Jungian exploration of myth and archetype. The paper points out that, while some readers may view the book as anti-feminist and completely irrelevant for modern women, Johnson repeatedly indicates that the archetypal male and female elements elucidated by myth do not directly refer to biological characteristics. Rather, each man and each woman can relate to the principles embodied by myths and thus learn something from a deep exploration of mythology. The paper also points out that "She" should always be read in light of Jungian psychology and that the underlying principles of Johnson's book about the female psyche are best appreciated when his writing is viewed symbolically.
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"Ascribing archetypes, deities, and myths to universal human experiences is an effective and engaging tool. Readers need not accept all of what Johnson has to say in She to appreciate its underlying messages. For instance, his exposition of Aphrodite, Psyche, Eros, and other deities points simply to an analysis of such psychological forces as desire, jealousy, fear, and love. Rather than dryly spell out the meanings and functions of psychological and emotional energies, Johnson clothes them in colorful imagery. Unfortunately, the author dwells far too much on marriage as the central experience in a woman?s life. The author makes his most stereotypical statements regarding the roles of men and women in marriage. For instance, he states on page 17 that women are ?bound in her marriage as he is not,? and that ?She may resent this, but not to be caught in this way by life is an even worse death.? "
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