Introduction
Analytical psychology is based on the works of C. G. Jung (1875–1961). The term was first used by Jung when he left the psychoanalytic community around Freud in 1913, to describe a new psychological science with the aim of exploring the unconscious and its relationship with the conscious. The symbol-creating function of the psyche can not be understood and used for the process of personal development without the conscious. In the course of life the individual can go through a process of individuation enabling him to achieve his innate potential and thus give meaning to his life.
Jung studied medicine (M.D. in 1900) and underwent additional training in psychiatry (1905) at the Swiss Burghölzli Clinic. His close relationship with Freud lasted from 1907 to 1913. After the painful break from Freud he underwent several years of auto-analysis and in 1921 he published his work Psychological Types, which formed the basis for an independent psychological school of thought,...
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Nagel, C. (2010). Analytical Psychology. In: Leeming, D.A., Madden, K., Marlan, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71802-6_26
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