Introduction
Analytical psychology is based on the works of C. G. Jung (1875–1961). The term was first used by Jung in 1913, when he left the psychoanalytic community that developed around Sigmund Freud to describe a new psychological science aimed at exploring the unconscious and its relationship with the conscious. His focus lies on a different notion of the self, the compensatory and self-healing function of the psyche, symbols, archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the need for individuation. Over the course of life, the individual may go through this process of individuation enabling them to achieve their innate potential and thus give meaning to their life by becoming more and more conscious.
Jung studied medicine (M.D. in 1900) and underwent additional training in psychiatry (1905) at the Swiss Burghölzli Clinic. His close relationship with Freud lasted from 1907 to 1913. After the painful break from Freud, Jung underwent several years of auto-analysis, and in 1921 he...
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Nagel, C. (2019). Analytical Psychology. In: Leeming, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27771-9_26-3
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