Collective unconscious
Collective Unconscious
The Collective Unconscious (pronounced: kuh-lek-tiv un-kon-shuhs) is a term coined by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology.
Etymology
The term "Collective Unconscious" is derived from the combination of the words "collective", meaning shared or common, and "unconscious", referring to the part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.
Definition
The Collective Unconscious refers to structures of the unconscious mind which are shared among beings of the same species. According to Jung, it is not developed individually but is inherited. It consists of pre-existent forms, the archetypes, which can only become conscious secondarily and which give definite form to certain psychic contents.
Related Terms
- Archetype: A universally understood symbol or term or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated.
- Personal Unconscious: Carl Jung's term for the Freudian unconscious, as contrasted with the collective unconscious. Often referred to as "shadow" in Jungian psychology.
- Analytical Psychology: The school of psychology originating from the ideas of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.
- Consciousness: The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings.
- Psychoanalysis: A set of theories and therapeutic techniques related to the study of the unconscious mind.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Collective unconscious
- Wikipedia's article - Collective unconscious
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