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The Aims of Psychotherapy "If we were to exclude [Freud's] opinions as simply wrong and worthless... we should be doing violence to our own empirical material. The wide approval of which greeted Freud's explanation of the neuroses in terms of sexual causation, and his view that the happenings in the psyche turn essentially upon infantile pleasure and its satisfaction, should be instructive to the psychologist. It shows him that this manner of thinking and feeling coincides with a relatively widespread tendency or spiritual current which, quite apart from Freud's theory, has appeared in other places, in other circumstances, in various minds and in different forms. I should call it a manisfestation of the collective psyche." (page 57) "It is undeniable that a great many people find satisfaction in explaining their troubles in terms of an urge to power arising from a sense of inferiority." (page 57) "It would be an unpardonable error to overlook the el...

This is the second chapter from Modern Man in Search of a Soul. I aim to summarise and quote parts of this chapter to better comprehend how Jung thought, and ideas that may be applicable in my current and future practice.  As of the time of publication, Jung broke down the psychotherapy into three different disciplines:  "Freud... psychoanalysis" "Adler... individual psychology" "my own approach [Jung]... analytical psychology" (page 29) As for Jung's analytical psychology, he broke this approach down into four stages: confession, explanation, education and transformation.  Confession Jung spoke of this first stage of analytical psychology and its similarity to confession within religious institutions, despite having no causal connection. The common psychic root that joins religious confession and the initial stages of analytical psychology is described: "Anything that is concealed is a secret. The maintenance of secrets acts like a psychic poison...

This is a piece of reflective writing to better comprehend how Jung thought, what ideas I should be aware of and what may be important for me to consider in my current interactions and future practice, be it counselling or psychotherapy. This collection of short essays will include many quotes from the book, Modern Man in Search of a Soul. Dream-Analysis in its Practical Application I have read the Interpretation of Dreams by Freud and have gained some insight into the importance of dreams in the attempt to better understand ourselves and be able to assist others. Many parts within this book were a slog to read and felt difficult to find useful to the understanding of dream interpretation for a few reasons: as the interpretations were based upon Freud's particular experiences with such patients, it was difficult to complete the task of understanding how he may have made such links without these first hand experiences. Additionally, the time in which this book had been set made it d...