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Carl Gustav Jung
the character of the psyche. (Hyde, 2001)
Carl Jung has combined the two attitudes with the four-part structures and has created the eight psychological types. The eight psychological types locates the person’s type enables the analyst to make better sense of an individual’s world-view and value system. These types define personality and frequently determine the choice of vocation or marriage partner. The eight psychological types are extrovert thinking, introvert thinking, extrovert feeling, introvert feeling, extrovert sensation, introvert sensation, extrovert intuition, and introvert intuition. Extrovert thinking is people who are direct to themselves and others according to fixed rules and principles. They are “interested” in reality, order and material facts. Examples are scientists, and economists. Introvert thinking is people who formulate questions and seek to understand their own being. They neglect the world and dwell on their own ideas. An example is philosophers. Extrovert feeling is people who are conventional and well-adjusted to their time. They are concerned with personal and social success. They are changeable and into fashions. Examples are chat show hosts and stars. Introvert feeling are people who are inaccessible but appear harmonious and self sufficient. They are involved in poetry and music. Examples are monks, nuns, and musicians. Extrovert sensation is people who focus on external facts are practical, hard-headed and accept the world as it is. Examples are builders and speculators. Introvert sensation is people who feed on sense impressions and immerse themselves in their own inner sensations. Examples are connoisseurs and aesthetes. Extrovert Intuition is people who are unconscious insight keep them on the scent of future novelty. They are usually are trouble-shooters, or often charismatic leaders. An example is adventurers. Introvert intuition are people who follow an inner vision, day dreamers, often seeing themselves as misunderstood geniuses struggling with an unique, mysterious experience. Examples are mystics, and poets. (Hyde, 2001)
The criticisms of Carl Jung are that he doesn’t fully support the teleological view, but he goes a step further and talks about mystical interconnectedness of synchronicity. He also assumes the unconscious, where things are not easily available to the empirical eye, but he suggests a collective unconscious that never has been and never will be conscious. Even psychologists who applaud his teleology and antireductionist position may not be comfortable with him. Like Freud, Jung tries to bring everything into his system. He has little room for chance, accident, or circumstances. Jung’s theories seem to be over explained in personality and in life. (Boeree, 1997)
The application of real-life towards Analytical Psychology is from a man named Michael Daniels. At 11 am on 11th of August 1999, he was standing wet and cold on a rocky hillside. Ten minutes passed by, a long heralded shadow of the moon swept over the sky with a heavy cloud cover. In two minutes, light has returned. There was brief applause, then most of those present quietly collected up their things and made their way back down the path in single file. Michael Daniels was questioning himself, what did it all mean? [next page]