AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORIES

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How did Carl Jung’s theories differ from Sigmund Freud’s?
A
Jung believed in the power of self actualization and Freud did not
B
Freud argued that we have a personal unconscious mind and Jung argued that there is a collective unconscious mind
C
Jung argued that conditional positive regard was superior to Freud’s theory of unconditional positive regard
D
Jung believed all people are striving towards self-actualization while Freud believed we are motivated by archetypes inspired by shared ideals in the collective unconscious
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The biggest difference between their explanations of the unconscious mind is that Freud believed that it was the product of personal experiences, while Jung believed that the unconscious was inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like Freud, Carl Jung divided the human personality into three parts, but he looked at it from a different perspective. Unlike Freud, who stated that human mind centers upon the id, the ego, and the super ego, Jung divided the human psyche into the ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jung Position: Like Freud, Jung believed that dream analysis allowed for a window into the unconscious mind. But unlike Freud, Jung did not believe that that the content of all dreams was necessarily sexual in nature or that they disguised their true meaning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike Freud who held that dreams are hidden or have latent meaning, Jung states that dreams do not “disguise or distort”, nor “deceive or lie”, but present the unvarnished truth about the individual.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is Jungian Theory? Jung contested Freud’s ideas – he acknowledged the unconscious mind, but, placed more emphasis on an individual’s lived experiences and future aspirations. He departs from Freudian theory by conceptualizing the idea of a collective consciousness.

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