Analytical psychology is one of the directions of deep psychology.
Carl Gustav Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist - one of the most prominent followers of Freud - in a certain period of his activity moved away from the concept of classical Freudian psychoanalysis in connection with ideological differences and based his direction - analytical psychology.
The classical psychoanalytic personality model, of course, also underwent a rethinking.
Model of personality in analytical psychology
According to his psychological psychological theory, Jung's structure includes not only the personal unconscious, the Ego and the superconscious, but also the collective unconscious, which is the sum of the collective experience of our ancestors. The collective unconscious of each person as a whole is the same, since it is made up of common archetypes that have developed over thousands of years. Archetypes are primary prototypes, uniform for all, as evidenced by a certain type of reaction of any person to certain life situations. That is, a person commits significant actions, focusing on those or other general images existing in the collective unconscious.
Organization of archetypes
The core of the personality is the Self, evolved from the Ego, around the rest of the elements are organized. The self provides integrity and unity of the personality structure and inner harmony. The remaining archetypes are representations of the most general order about certain functions realized by other people and beings. The main archetypes: Shadow, Self, Mask, Animus, Anima (and some others) - regulate the activities of any person.
Development of personality and individuation according to Jung
A special attention in the analytical theory of Karl Gustav Jung is given to the development of personality. According to Jung, personal development is a continuous evolutionary process. Man constantly works on himself, improving, he acquires new knowledge, skills and skills, thus realizing himself. The ultimate goal of the life of any person is the full manifestation of oneself, that is, an independent and conscious finding of one's own individuality and uniqueness.
It should be noted that in real life, not every person comes to this development, in terms of Jung, it is easier for him to fuse with the mask or masks that he usually uses.
Jung's personality theory enriched and supplemented the psychoanalytic theory as a whole and gave impetus to the development of new ideas in deep psychology.