Tag: Carl Jung
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Who Looks Inside, Awakes!
So often we are told to look outside as a source of happiness. Media will have us look to others, aspire to be like others, or orient us to the idea that we are somehow not complete. As Carl Jung stated, those who look outside, dream about that which they want to become, as if…
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Towards a Developmental Theory of Analytical Psychology: Adolescent and Early Adult Psychosexual Development
Dr. Maples explores how analytical psychology was built upon the theoretical constructs of Freud’s theory of psychosexual development.
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Finding One’s Self in Pursuit of Loving Relationships: An Analytical Study of Archetypal Adult Development
Dr. Thomas Maples provides an analytical perspective of adult development using Carl Jung’s theory of archetypes as a foundation to understand the Self-Realization process.
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Narcissus and the Absent Father: Towards an Ecological Understanding of Narcissism and Ego Development
Dr. Tom explores the idea of the absent father in the development of primary and secondary narcissism. He analyzes and amplifies the themes present in the original story Echo and Narcissus as a means to develop an ecological understanding of narcissism and its effects on healthy and unhealthy ego development.
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Narcissism: 2 Grasp Healthy Ego Development v. Despair
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. (Carl Gustav Jung) The Traits of Narcissism Narcissism has recently become a booming topic of discussion both amongst professionals in the psychological community and the public at large. The well known psychological publication, Psychology Today, offers a myriad of information and advice to help you understand the symptoms…
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Archetypal Themes of Early Adult Development: An Analysis of Siddhartha & the Consummation of Masculine Love
Dr. Tom explores the archetypes of Early Adult Masculine Development: Carl Jung’s theory is used to analyze Ego, Discipline, Identity, Love, & Hero’s Quest.
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Practical Parenting: The Art and Importance of Story-Telling for Childhood Development
In this article Dr. Tom explores the art behind and the importance story telling plays on the healthy psychological development of children.
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Siddhartha: Archetypal Themes of Healthy Psychological Adolescent Development
Adolescence emerges from an array of bio-psychosocial factors. While puberty occurs during adolescence, social factors also place increased pressure on children to become more oriented to adult capacities. It is common for adolescents to question the lessons they were taught during early childhood life; cognitively, independent thought comes online in conjunction with the physiological maturation…
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Practical Parenting: It’s A Small World After All
As a child, I remember watching the nightly news with my grandfather. I can remember the ticking time watch of 60 minutes counting down, as the news anchors would discuss factual events of the day, leaving the commentary for the viewers to work through on their own accord. Back then, it seemed like we were…
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Early Childhood: Analytical Psychology & Perspectives and Early Psychosocial Development
During his lifetime, Erik Erikson produced a vitally important theory of psychological development. Psychosocial theory expanded on Freud’s concept of psychosexual development, explored the overall development of a person throughout the lifespan, and provided a means in which to understand normal versus arrested development during specific psychological stages. In this essay, I will explore Early…
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Depth Psychology, and Theoretical Approaches to Childhood Development: Siddhartha, Evolutionary Theory, & Psychological Attachment
Dr. Thomas Maples of The Stockton Therapy Network explores depth psychological theories of childhood development.
