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Jung, vitalism and 'the psychoid': an historical reconstruction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19161521     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper traces the history of Jung's ideas concerning the psychoid unconscious, from their origins in the work of the vitalist, Hans Driesch, and his concept of Das Psychoid, through the subsequent work of Eugen Bleuler, Director of the Burghölzli Asylum, and his concept of Die Psychoide, to the publication of Jung's paper On the Nature of the Psyche in 1947. This involves a review of Jung's early work and of his meeting with Freud, when apparently the two men discussed calling the unconscious 'psychoid', as well as a review of Jung's more mature ideas concerning a psychoid unconscious. I propose to argue that even at the time of their meeting, Jung had already formulated an epistemological approach that was significantly different from that of Freud and that clearly foreshadowed his later ideas as set out in On the Nature of the Psyche.
Authors:
Ann Addison
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of analytical psychology     Volume:  54     ISSN:  1468-5922     ISO Abbreviation:  J Anal Psychol     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-23     Completed Date:  2009-06-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376573     Medline TA:  J Anal Psychol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  123-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
History, 20th Century
Humans
Jungian Theory / history*
Models, Psychological
Terminology as Topic
Unconscious (Psychology)*
Vitalism / history*
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Sigmund Freud; Carl Gustav Jung; Hans Driesch

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