Week 5 Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is “Jungian” psychology?
Analytical psychology or depth psychology
True or False:
Jung’s believed that everyone person is unique and has a distinct destiny. Jung’s approach to psychology eventually became known as the individuation process.
True
What exactly is the “individuation” process?
A way of explaining the path to optimal personal development for an individual.
Being able to reflect back on life’s curveballs and identify that those obstacles shaped you to who you are today.
True or False:
Jung believed that to be individuated, people had to become their truest deepest self which included the need to emancipate from aspects of their family and society.
True
Define “shadow” in regards to Jung
The shadow are desires and feelings that are not acceptable to society or the conscious psyche.
True or False:
It is useless to become familiar with our shadow because we will be more likely to project our experience on to others.
False, if we can understand that we are like our shadow we can decrease the chances of projection onto others.
What is the “self-justification” theory?
A theory which refers to experimental research that is a subset of cognitive dissonance theory research which focuses on how people defend against information that threatens their justification system.
True or False:
Humans have a personal unconscious as well as a collective unconscious.
True - our personal unconscious come from our own life experiences and collective unconscious comes from memories that all humans share.
What is the “collective unconscious”?
Inherited memories or pre-existing symbols and archetypes; memories all humans share.
Synchronicity
A concept first introduced by Carl Jung which holds that events are “meaningful coincidences” if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem to be meaningfully-related.
What are “archetypes”?
A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
True or False:
Jung understood archetypes as universal, archaic patterns and images that derive from personal unconscious.
False - he believed they derived from collective unconscious.
True or False:
Freud believed we dream to fulfill and examine our wishes.
True
According to Freud, how can having a sex dream with someone other than are partner affect us?
The dream will help us increase or social attachment bond which could help us gain more love therefore fulfilling our wish for love and attention.
True or False:
Some scientists believe we dream to forget things.
False - some believe we dream to remember because it consolidates our memory.
Can taking a nap after a task improve or worsen our next attempt?
Improve
True or False:
Some scientists believe we are rehearsing while we dream.
True - this is known as “primitive instinct” rehearsal theory - we practice skills at night to help us accomplish goals.
True or False:
Some scientists believe we dream heal.
True - we can see traumatic events in our dreams easier than when we are awake.
True or False:
Some scientists believe we dream to avoid problems.
False - there are no rules in dreams and you can think outside of the box, making problem solving a little easier.
