Carl Jung
was born in Switzerland in 1875. He worked at a hospital in Zurich
and his research resulted in the publication of Studies
in Word Association (1904) and The
Psychology of Dementia Pracecox (1906).
Jung read
the works of Sigmund
Freud who
had developed the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. Freud believed
that everyday actions are determined by motives which are far more
numerous and complex than people realize. He claimed that the most
basic and constant motives which influence our actions are unconscious
and therefore are difficult to know or acknowledge. Jung
met Freud and along with Alfred
Adler, Erich Fromm and Karen
Horney established the International Psychoanalytical Association.
Jung served
as president of the International Psychoanalytical Association until
the publication of his book, The Psychology
of the Unconscious (1912) caused the two men to disagree
about the theory of psychoanalysis.
Jung lectured
at the University of Zurich (1933-41) and the University of Basle
(1944-1961) and during this period developed his own school of psychology.
He also introduced the idea of introvert and extrovert personalities.
Other books
by Jung include Psychology and Religion
(1937), Psychology and Alchemy
(1944), Aion (1951), The
Undiscovered Self (1957) and an autobiography, Memories,
Dreams, Reflections (1962). Carl Jung died in 1961.
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