From Freud to Jung A Comparative Study of the Psychology of the Unconscious

by FREY-ROHN, LILIANE

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• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Shambhala
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Summary

This comparative study of the basic concepts of Freud and Jung is designed to give a comprehensive understanding of Jung's work. The author traces the development of Jung from his initial fascination with Freud's ideas to his gradual liberation from these powerful concepts and the final breakthrough into his own unique theories of man and the cosmos. Jung's fundamental view-that the psyche is a totality of conscious and unconscious elements that seeks to realize itself-stands in sharp contrast to Freud's early view of the psyche as primarily the effect of prior causes. Hence Freud tends to stress the pathological, whereas Jung looks to the creative and self-transcending aspects of human nature. The final section of the book describes the development of Jung's ideas after the death of Freud, particularly his concept of the archetypes.

Author Biography

Liliane Frey-Rohn, one of Jung's closest collaborators, received her doctorates in psychology and philosophy from the University of Zurich. She is also the author of Friederich Nietzsche: A Psychological Interpretation of His Life and Work.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Preface	xiv
Note of Acknowledgment	xvii
Translators' Note	xviii
Introduction	3	(1)
The Origin of Jung's Point of View	3	(4)
Freud's Contributions Before the Turn of the Century	7	(6)
A. From Trauma to the Feeling-Toned Complex
Association Experiment and Feeling-Toned Complex	13	(6)
Complex and Trauma	19	(10)
Acute and Chronic Complexes	19	(3)
The Inner Unity of the Complex	22	(2)
The Nuclear Element as the Center of the Complex	24	(2)
Unconscious and Conscious Complexes	26	(3)
The Autonomy of the Unconscious Complex	29	(7)
The Ego-Complex and the Autonomous Complex	29	(3)
The Unconscious Complex as Part of the Personality	32	(2)
Personal and Impersonal Complexes	34	(2)
Psychic Conflict and Complex	36	(3)
The Meaning of the Complex	39	(4)
B. From Psychic ``Mechanisms'' to the Total Personality
Psychic Mechanisms in General	43	(1)
Substitution and Symbolization	44	(4)
Repression and Dissociation	48	(19)
The Theory of Repression in Freud's Psychology	48	(5)
Repression in the Light of Jung's Psychology	53	(14)
Development of Consciousness and Repression	57	(5)
Heightened Unconscious Performance and Repression	62	(5)
The Unity and Totality of the Personality	67	(8)
C. From the Personal to the Collective Contents of the Psyche
The Psychology of Fantasy	75	(7)
Fantasy as Distortion and Wish-Fulfillment (Freud)	75	(1)
Fantasy as Creative Formation (Jung)	76	(6)
Archaic Fantasies	82	(3)
Goal-Directedness in the Psyche	85	(5)
The Primordial Image	90	(4)
The Archetype as Structural Element and as Formative Principle	94	(7)
The Archetypal Image as Creative Center	95	(1)
Archetypal Image and Consciousness	96	(5)
D. From the Unconscious Drive to the Collective Unconscious
Freud's Concept of Consciousness and the Unconscious	101	(10)
Consciousness and the Unconscious in Jung's Psychology	111	(15)
The Totality of Consciousness and the Unconscious	111	(1)
Ego and Consciousness	112	(5)
The Unconscious	117	(9)
The Personal Unconscious	117	(4)
The Collective Unconscious	121	(5)
Archaic Inheritance and Collective Unconscious	126	(9)
Archaic Inheritance and Instinct	128	(1)
Fantasies and Primal Scenes	129	(2)
Phylogenetic Inheritance and Historical Repression	131	(4)
E. From Libido to Psychic Energy
Freud's Sexual Theory	135	(6)
Infantile Sexuality and the Organization of the Libido	141	(17)
Freud's Concept of Infantile Sexuality: Polymorphous Perverse Disposition and the Diphasic Process of Sexuality	141	(1)
Freud's Organization of the Libido and the Oedipus Complex	142	(5)
Infantile Sexuality According to Jung	147	(11)
Polyvalent and Polymorphous Perverse Disposition	149	(3)
The Latency Period as the Beginning of Sexuality	152	(1)
The Oedipus Complex as an Archetypal Image	153	(5)
The Libido as Undivided Vital Energy (Jung)	158	(29)
The Concept of Psychic Energy	161	(3)
Equivalent Transformations of the Libido	164	(5)
Principle of Equivalence and Transformation of Energy	164	(3)
Symbol Formation and Equivalence Principle	167	(2)
Tension of the Opposites and Energic Adjustment	169	(4)
The Primary Connection of Archetypal Image and Instinct	173	(2)
Incest Image and Rebirth	175	(3)
The Biological Hypothesis in Freud's Works	178	(2)
Concluding Remarks	180	(7)
F. From the Causal to the Hermeneutic Method
Free Association and Freud's Causal Method	187	(7)
Bound Association and Jung's Finality-Oriented Point of View	194	(11)
The Prospective and Constructive Method	195	(4)
The Method of Amplification	199	(6)
G. Neurosis and Dream
Neurosis: A Problem of Drives or of Personality?	205	(20)
Neurosis in the Light of Freud's Theory of Instincts	205	(7)
Neurosis as Personality Problem (Jung)	212	(13)
Neurosis as Disunion with Oneself	212	(6)
Neurosis and Cure	218	(2)
Dissociation in Neurosis and Psychosis	220	(5)
The Dream as Symptom (Freud) and the Dream as Symbol (Jung)	225	(32)
Freud's Concept of the Dream	226	(3)
The Dream in Jung's Psychology	229	(9)
The Dream as Manifestation of the Unconscious	231	(2)
Distortion or Symbolic Formation?	233	(2)
Wish-fulfillment or Self-portrayal?	235	(3)
Sleep-Preservation vs. the Function of Compensation	238	(5)
Dream and Sleep	238	(1)
The Compensating Function of the Dream	239	(4)
The Meaning and Interpretation of the Dream	243	(8)
Dream Interpretation and State of Consciousness	247	(1)
The Assimilation of the Meaning of the Dream	248	(1)
Interpretation on the Subjective and Objective Levels	249	(2)
Historical Survey of the Concept of Projection	251	(6)
H. From Sign to Symbol
Symbolization and Symbol in Freud's Work	257	(4)
The Symbol as a Relatively Unknown Entity (Jung)	261	(20)
The Incest Symbol	262	(3)
The Symbol as Mediator	265	(4)
The Symbol of the Self	269	(12)
The Self as a Uniting Symbol	270	(3)
The Religious Function of the Self	273	(3)
Archetype of the Self and Inner Experience	276	(5)
Appendix: Jung's Concepts from 1936 to 1961
The Archetype-As-Such	281	(8)
The Archetype as a Regulator	282	(3)
Archetype and Instinct (Drive)	285	(4)
The Psyche Viewed from Transcendental Factors	289	(16)
The Archetype-As-Such: A Form of a priori Orderedness	289	(1)
The Relativity of Consciousness and the Unconscious	290	(9)
The Indeterminacy of the Unconscious	290	(1)
The Approximate Aspect of Consciousness	291	(2)
The Psyche as a Conscious/Unconscious Whole	293	(1)
The Psychoid-Unconscious as an Acausal Arrangement in Psychology and Physics	293	(6)
Freud and Transcendental Reality	299	(6)
Concluding Remarks	305	(6)
Bibliography	311	(12)
Name Index	323	(2)
Subject Index	325