Personality: The Individuation Process in the Light of C.G. Jung's Typology

by Carl Alfred Meier

The world-famous psychiatrist and pioneer of the unconscious, Carl Gustav Jung, never produced a systematic treatment of his own work – he was always moving forward. And so it became the life-task of his assistant-of-many-decades, Carl Alfred Meier, to gather and present in detail the various aspects of his far-reaching discoveries. This final volume of Meier’s work addresses the human personality in its encounters between consciousness and the unconscious, a process referred to as individuation. In describing such encounters, the author extensively explains the idea of Jung’s psychological types.

Genres: Psychology

189 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Sud Alogu · Rating 4 out of 5]

C.A Meier, the author of Personality – The Individuation Process, was a Jungian psychiatrist – in this book, he writes about Jung’s work into personality types and the process of individuation, including thorough explanations and origins of ideas like the anima, animus, the shadow, and persona.

The Introvert
The introvert’s natural reaction to stimuli is flight, because they are overwhelmed by stimuli internally – the introverted mind is already processing too much. For the same reason, the introvert tends to miss the right opportunities. This is connected to the fact that this attitude is vindictive, which is why introverts are afraid of their emotions, and jealous and envious of the extrovert, who seems to have a much easier time of it.

The introvert secretly yearns for extroversion. Another feature of the introvert is the slowness to form his own opinion, even if it there is a strong need for this. However, because of these qualities, the introvert has more awareness of his motives and is very self-critical, which often gives rise to inferiority complexes.

The introvert is self-absorbed, and therefore he seems reserved – he overvalues what he wants (object) – whether person or thing – and this leads to sabotaging his quest to attain it.

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[Portal Prince · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doesn't bring much new to Jungian psychology but a good review of the subject.