Carl Gustav Jung

1875–1961, Switzerland

PsychoanalysisPersonality psychology

Swiss psychiatrist, founder of analytical psychology. Introduced concepts of archetypes, the collective unconscious, and psychological types.

Books

  • The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (1959)

    Jung presents his theory of archetypes as universal patterns of the collective unconscious manifested in myths, dreams, and symbols.

  • Psychological Types (1921)

    Jung presents his typology based on attitudes (introversion-extraversion) and psychological functions (thinking, feeling, sensation, intuition).

  • Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1961)

    Jung's autobiography where he narrates his inner development, visions, dreams, and his break with Freud.