C.G. Jung Carl Gustav Jung Term Paper

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Regarding the concept of repression, "Jung took into consideration neither the theory of primary and secondary processes and the conclusions derived therefrom, nor ego psychology and the related mechanisms of defense" (Rohn, 1990, 54). What caused the schism between the two scientists, turning them from collaborators to representatives of separate methods? "…Tensions concerned the role of sexuality in personality development and neurotic etiology -- a topic about which Jung had been cautious from the first and about which Freud was to become increasingly dogmatic in the context of Jung's defection" (Eisendrath, 2008, 39). It may be said that perhaps the point upon which their beliefs differed can be traced back to Jung's childhood preference of his father for his mother's instability.
From this, one can understand that unlike Freud, Jung's concept is more masculine than feminine.

Other criticisms speak to additional areas of Jung's psychological theories. "While many of Jung's theoretical concepts are novel, they are also rather abstract and difficult to test empirically" is one key criticism of Jung's work. Another criticism, from the same text, points out that Jung's writings alienated people because his style of writing was difficult to comprehend and his references to the occult sciences were too prolific (Carducci, 2009, 150). However, Jung's theories and applications have strong points too, such as a "richness of ideas, expansion of the nature of personality, methodological impact and optimistic view of human nature" (Carducci,.....

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