Carl Jung - Stage of development

Stage of Development

[Stage of development]

• Childhood

             - Focus on development of consciousness

             - Anarchic phase

                     - Small island of consciousness

             - Monarchic phase

                     - Beginning of logical and verbal thinking

             - Dualistic phase

                     - The "I" and the "other"

• Youth

             -Period of physical independence from parents

             - Tendency to cling to childhood ways

                    - "Conservating principle"

             - Period of increasing activity

• Middle age

             - Physical and cognitive decline

             - Conservative principle is also present

                    - Different set of values and activities must be pursued

             - Introversion and exploration of the unconscious should be the new focus

             - Self realization is often begun here

• Old age

             - Diminishing of consciousness

             - Death as the goal of life

[Personality]

• Two attitudes

             - Introversion : Focus on the inner world

             - Extroversion : Focus on the outer world

• Four Psychic functions

             - Decision making function

                     - Thinking

                     - Feeling

             - Information gathering function

                     - Intuition

                     - Sensation

             - Functions interact with attitudes

[Decision making functions]

• Thinking

             - Logical and rational production of ideas

             - Put more weight on personal concerns and the people involved

• Feeling

             - Might better be called 'valuing'

             - Put more weight on personal concerns and the people involved.

[Information gathering function]

• Intuition

             - Knowing without knowing how you know

• Sensing

             - Relying on the five senses

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