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Analytical Psychology
The Jungian approach to analysis and psychotherapy has been undergoing an extensive reconsideration during the past decade. Analytical Psychology calls special attention to the areas that have been most impacted: the core concepts and practices of the Jungian tradition, along with relevant intellectual and historical background.
Internationally renowned authors drawing on the forefront of advance in neuroscience, evolution, psychoanalysis, and philosophical and historical studies, provide an overview of the most important aspects of these developments. Beginning with a chronicle of the history of the Jungian movement, areas covered include:
* a background to the notion of 'archetype'
* human development from a Jungian perspective
* the creative extension of Jung's theory of psychological types
* re-evaluation of traditional Jungian methods of treatment in the light of contemporary scientific findings
* Jungian development of transference and countertransference
* a new formulation of synchronicity.
Analytical Psychology presents a unique opportunity to witness a school of psychotherapy going through a renaissance. Drawing on original insights from its founder, C.G. Jung, this book helps focus and shape the current state of analytical psychology and point to areas for future exploration.
Internationally renowned authors drawing on the forefront of advance in neuroscience, evolution, psychoanalysis, and philosophical and historical studies, provide an overview of the most important aspects of these developments. Beginning with a chronicle of the history of the Jungian movement, areas covered include:
* a background to the notion of 'archetype'
* human development from a Jungian perspective
* the creative extension of Jung's theory of psychological types
* re-evaluation of traditional Jungian methods of treatment in the light of contemporary scientific findings
* Jungian development of transference and countertransference
* a new formulation of synchronicity.
Analytical Psychology presents a unique opportunity to witness a school of psychotherapy going through a renaissance. Drawing on original insights from its founder, C.G. Jung, this book helps focus and shape the current state of analytical psychology and point to areas for future exploration.
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296 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2004
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About the author
Joseph Cambray
5 books4 followersJoe Cambray, Ph.D. is past President/CEO of Pacifica Graduate Institute; he is Past-President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology; has served as the U.S. Editor for The Journal of Analytical Psychology and is on various editorial boards. He was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Psychoanalytic Studies; and former President of the C. G. Jung Institute of Boston. Dr. Cambray is also a Jungian analyst now living in the Santa Barbara area of California. His numerous publications include the book based on his Fay Lectures: Synchronicity: Nature and Psyche in an Interconnected Universe, a newly edited volume, with Leslie Sawin, Research in Analytical Psychology: Applications from Scientific, Historical, and (Cross)-Cultural Research and a volume edited with Linda Carter, Analytical Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives in Jungian Psychology. He has published numerous papers in a range of international journals.
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December 5, 2023
Jeez - what a textbook. Jungian Analytical Psychology, written by a variety of academics at the height of the field, for other academics at similar milestones.
As a result - this textbook cannot be comfortably used as a means of understanding and eventually mastering Jungian analytical psychologically.
Nevertheless, I found myself with mixed feelings throughout the book - I declare now, I am currently more oriented toward that of a Freudian analytical psychologist, and found myself consistently disagreeing with many deductions postulated by C.G. Jung and his fellow colleagues/advocates. However, there's no denying that he and his colleagues have put great thought into Jungian psychology and its development. And this book is the living (well, not living) embodiment of that!
Particular special mention to page 200 on the 9/11 patient - which I wrote the following update for:
"EXCELLENT SECTION HERE ON HOW THE AMERICAN PSYCHE WAS CRUSHED AFTER 9/11 WITH A LITERAL CASE STUDY INTERVIEW WITH A PATIENT!!! omg this is actually pretty good wtf"
There is so much to love about this book - even if half of it may seem like a dreary, often exhausting piece of work. I will be sure to re-read this when I write a critique or treatise of some subset of Jungian psychology.
Other notable pages (that I bookmarked for future reference): 235 and 239. 223 is also great as it delves into synchronicity.
As a result - this textbook cannot be comfortably used as a means of understanding and eventually mastering Jungian analytical psychologically.
Nevertheless, I found myself with mixed feelings throughout the book - I declare now, I am currently more oriented toward that of a Freudian analytical psychologist, and found myself consistently disagreeing with many deductions postulated by C.G. Jung and his fellow colleagues/advocates. However, there's no denying that he and his colleagues have put great thought into Jungian psychology and its development. And this book is the living (well, not living) embodiment of that!
Particular special mention to page 200 on the 9/11 patient - which I wrote the following update for:
"EXCELLENT SECTION HERE ON HOW THE AMERICAN PSYCHE WAS CRUSHED AFTER 9/11 WITH A LITERAL CASE STUDY INTERVIEW WITH A PATIENT!!! omg this is actually pretty good wtf"
There is so much to love about this book - even if half of it may seem like a dreary, often exhausting piece of work. I will be sure to re-read this when I write a critique or treatise of some subset of Jungian psychology.
Other notable pages (that I bookmarked for future reference): 235 and 239. 223 is also great as it delves into synchronicity.
June 16, 2012
This book truly is a book that I will becoming back to. It takes Jung's ideas that he had while alive, and places them in the gauntlet of more throughly researched areas of science since his death. The language does seem a bit more scholarly and requires that you take notes as well if your to truly get anything out this book in a high quality manner. It is a recommended read nonetheless for those who want to get a more grounded and thoroughly understood position on Jungian Thought.
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