Jungian Theory - History
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Jung, vitalism and 'the psychoid': an historical reconstruction.

30 Jan 2009 This paper traces the history of Jung's ideas concerning the psychoid unconscious, from their origins in the work of the vitalist, Hans Driesch, and his concept of Das Psychoid, through the subsequent work of Eugen Bleuler, Director of the ... Read more...

Teaching 'origins of depth psychology': overview and candidate-members' experience.

30 Jan 2008 In 2002 the North Pacific Institute inaugurated a new seminar series on the 'origins of depth psychology' for incoming candidate-members. This approach emphasized the historical and cultural embeddedness of analytic theory, practice and ... Read more...

The story of an ambivalent relationship: Sigmund Freud and Eugen Bleuler.

30 May 2007 This paper examines the short-lived flirtation between psychoanalysis and academia and psychiatry in Europe and the reasons for, and consequences of, the fact that their paths diverged. It is argued that Bleuler's break with the psychoanalytic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Jungian Theory - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Jung, vitalism and 'the psychoid': an historical reconstruction. 30 Jan 2009
• Teaching 'origins of depth psychology': overview and candidate-members' experience. 30 Jan 2008
• The story of an ambivalent relationship: Sigmund Freud and Eugen Bleuler. 30 May 2007
• Jung and Kabbalah: imaginal and noetic aspects. 30 May 2007
• Of texts and contexts: reflections upon the publication of The Jung-White Letters. 30 May 2007
• The Jung-White dialogue and why it couldn't work and won't go away. 30 May 2007
• Jung and White and the God of terrible double aspect. 30 May 2007
• Verification of C. G. Jung's analysis of Rowland Hazard and the history of Alcoholics Anonymous. 30 Oct 2006
• Historical material on Tina Keller's analyses with CG Jung and Toni Wolff. 30 Oct 2006
• Response to "Tina Keller's analyses with C.G. Jung and Toni Wolff, 1915-1928". 30 Oct 2006
• 'Tina Keller's analyses with C.G. Jung and Toni Wolff, 1915-1928' (Journal of Analytical Psychology, September 2006, Vol. 51, 4, 493-511). 30 Oct 2006
• Response to Wendy Swan's account of Tina Keller's analyses. 30 Aug 2006
• Response to 'Tina Keller's analyses with C.G. Jung and Toni Wolff, 1915-1928'. 30 Aug 2006
• Tina Keller's analyses with C. G. Jung and Toni Wolff, 1915-1928. 30 Aug 2006
• Editing as a psychological practice. 30 May 2006
• Rescuing psychoanalysis from Freud: the common project of Stekel, Jung and Ferenczi. 30 Dec 2005
• The I Ching and the psyche-body connection. 30 Mar 2005
• Some reflections on the influence of Chinese thought on Jung and his psychological theory. 30 Mar 2005
• The place of the 17th century in Jung's encounter with China. 30 Mar 2005
• Jung's lives. 30 Dec 2004

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Technical information about 'Jungian Theory'

Definition: A theoretical psychoanalytical system centered around symbols of the unconscious with the unconscious material derived from two sources - the personal unconscious (repressed or forgotten experiences, thoughts and feelings) and the collective or objective unconscious (the universal inherited qualities which dispose individuals to behave in ways similar to their ancestors).

Descriptor UI: D007602

Alternative terms: Jungian Theory; Theory, Jungian;

Allowable Qualifiers: history;

Tree Number: F02.739.794.471;

Online Note: search PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY 1969-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY 1975-90