Creative psychology

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

8 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

12/18/2008

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Psychology

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Summary :

Introduction.
Jung and romanticism.
1. Jung's insistence that he was scientific.
2. Jung's autobiography.
3. The Romantic Philosophers who influenced the ideas of analytical psychology
4. Arthur Schopenhauer - a favorite of Jung's.
5. Jung's regard for suffering as only one important area of life.
Jung and UFO's.
1. Outlining Jung's work on the psychology of UFO's.
2. The UFO phenomena for Jung.
Music therapy.
1. The echoes of Katie Melua in Andrea's sentiment.
2. Are creative activities like writing and singing enough?
3. The Corrs and Katie Melua.
Conclusion.

Abstract

In this essay we discuss some selective creative areas of psychology; of interest to Depth psychology. Part 1 discusses the influence of romanticism on the famous 20th century psychologist, Carl Jung. Part 2 discusses Jung's psychological perspective on the UFO phenomenon. Finally in part 3 we discuss music therapy.Jung always insisted that he was scientific.1 Douglas explains that "Jung's university teachers held an almost religious belief in the possibilities of positivistic science and faith in the scientific method. Positivism [...] focused on the power of reason, experimental science, and the study of general laws and hard facts. It gave a linear, forwardly progressing, and optimistic slant to history [...] Positivism gave Jung invaluable training in and respect for empirical science. Jung's medical-psychiatric background is clearly revealed in his empirical research, his careful clinical observation and case histories, his skill in diagnosis, and his formulation of projective tests."2 Hence, Jung was influenced by the enlightenment and scientific revolution like other great names of his day. However the rationalist scientist in Jung would often be organizing irrational data in an attempt to understand it. (e.g. fantasies, dreams, myths, and even the disorganized, dissociated ramblings of psychotics).