Carl Gustav Jung

Who is Carl Gustav Jung?

Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst born in Kesswil, Thurgau. He studied medicine at the University of Basel and worked at the Burghölzli psychiatric hospital in Zurich under Eugen Bleuler. Jung became an early collaborator of Sigmund Freud, but the two parted ways over differences regarding the nature of the unconscious and libido. Jung went on to found analytical psychology, introducing influential concepts such as the collective unconscious, archetypes, psychological types (introversion and extraversion), the complex, individuation, and the shadow. His work drew widely on mythology, religion, alchemy, and cross-cultural symbolism. Among his major writings are 'Psychological Types' (1921) and the posthumously published memoir 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' (1962). His ideas have deeply influenced psychology, psychotherapy, anthropology, literature, and popular culture, and the Myers-Briggs typology derives partly from his theories.

Sources: Carl Gustav Jung, 'Psychological Types' (Psychologische Typen), 1921 · Carl Gustav Jung, 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' (Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken), 1962