Chapter 2 Carl Gustav Jung and Analytic Psychology Multiple Choice Questions Questions in italics are based on Web materials. 1. Jungian psychology is primarily concerned with A) body armoring. B) balancing the conscious with the unconscious processes. C) psychoanalytic theory. D) altered states of consciousness. 2. Who of the following was Jung NOT influenced by? A) Goethe B) Adler C) Freud D) Nietzsche 3. According to Jung, the more developed the dominant function, the more deeply the opposite function is A) emotional. B) perceptive. C) enervating. D) draining. E) unconscious. Answer: E 4. The individual s most primitive, or undifferentiated function is known as the A) superego. B) retrospective function. C) superior function. D) inferior function. 5. Which of the following is true of the collective unconscious? A) Its contents are made up of individual acquisitions. B) Its contents vary from person to person. C) Its contents are the prior conditions or patterns of psychic formation in general. D) Its contents vary according to geographical distribution. 6. Within the collective unconscious are psychic structures known as A) reticular formations. B) sensations and perceptions. C) archetypes. D) myths. 7. Which of the following major structures of the personality are NOT archetypes? A) the anima and the animus B) the ego and the persona C) the shadow and the self D) the id and the superego 258
8.* W Jung approaches dreams as A) communications from ongoing mental processes. B) isolated incidents. C) manifestations of yin/yang polarities. D) serial images. 9. The center of consciousness and one of the major archetypes of the personality is the A) racial unconscious. B) superego. C) id. D) ego. 10. The character we assume, through which we relate to others, is known as the A) animus. B) shadow. C) persona. D) ego. 11. The focus for the material that has been repressed from consciousness, including those tendencies, desires, memories, and experiences that are rejected by the individual as incompatible with the persona is called the A) primordial image. B) conformity archetype. C) shadow. D) instinctual force. 12. The unconscious structure that represents the crosssexual part of the psyche of each individual is known as A) bisexuality. B) anima/animus. C) transsexualism. D) transvestiture. 13. The whole structure which embraces both conscious and unconscious, center and circumference, is known as A) sensation. B) the superego. C) individuation. D) the self. 14. The energy at the disposal of consciousness, or the ego, is known as A) the will. B) the self. C) emotion. D) the intellect. 15. The structure of the conscious includes A) the persona. B) the shadow. C) symbols. D) the anima/animus. 16. The shadow represents a part of ourselves that A) we remember clearly. B) is always recognized. C) we have neglected or never developed in ourselves. D) is related to attributes connected to the opposite sex. 17. The persona, ego, shadow, anima, animus, and the self are A) symbols. B) archetypes of the personality. C) the collective unconscious. D) Jungian types. 259
18.To understand a dream s meaning, Jung focused on A) the dream images. B) free association. C) directed association. D) the analyst s interpretation. 19. Jung s analytic psychology was strongly influenced by all of the following EXCEPT A) Freud s psychoanalytic theory. B) Eastern and Western religions. C) alchemy. D) behavioral science. E) mythology. 20. According to Jung, a person who projects their unwanted qualities onto others is A) an introverted feeling type. B) a mana personality. C) a person unaware of their shadow. D) a person taken over by their inferior function. E) a man possessed by his anima or a woman by her animus. True False Questions 21. Jung felt that Eastern paths to individuation, such as yoga and Buddhism, are generally unsuitable for Westerners. 22. Jung believed that people could be divided into two categories: introverts and extroverts. 23. Introversion and extraversion are mutually exclusive. 24. Jung, like Skinner, assumed that everyone is born a tabula rasa. 25. According to Jung, the archetypes, as structural forming elements in the unconscious, give rise both to individual fantasy lives and to the mythologies of a people. 26. Jung emphasized that the archetypes remain a source for the channeling of psychic energies throughout the entire lifetime and must be continually dealt with. 27. According to Jung, the unconscious expresses itself primarily through symbols. 28. In Jungian psychology, the ego consists of unconscious elements as well as conscious contents derived from personal experience. 260
29.Jung found that those who came to him in the first half of life tended to be concerned primarily with external achievement whereas older analysands tended to become concerned with integration. 30. Jung stressed that individuation is essentially a personal endeavor. 31. Jung s concept of the collective unconscious is similar to the unconscious in Freud s psychoanalytic theory. 32. Archetypes are always mythological images. 33. A woman s animus mediates between unconscious and conscious processes. 34. In Jungian analysis, the analyst s unconscious interacts with the unconscious of the patient. 35. Jung valued Freud s work and Freud s theories had a strong influence on Jung. 36. Jung and Freud remained in a close friendship throughout their lives. 37. Jung concluded that the path of individuation is essentially the same in Eastern and Western thought. 38. Jung believed that each individual is born with a collective unconscious. Essay Questions 39. Outline and evaluate the Jungian process of individuation. 40. What are the arguments for and against the existence of the collective unconscious? 41. Describe the stages of individuation and the obstacles to growth one can encounter at each stage. 42. Explain the significance of symbols in Jungian psychology. 43. What effect would conscious development of our inferior functions have on ourselves and our relationships? In what other major ways can Jung s psychological typology be useful in understanding ourselves and others? 261
Matching Questions 44. Collective Unconscious 45. Mandala 46. Introverts 47. Anima/Animus 48. Personal Unconscious 49. Feeling 50. Sensation 51. Intuition 52. Extraverts 53. Thinking 54. Ego 55. Persona 56. Shadow 57. Self 58. Individuation A. mask B. similar to the unconscious in psychoanalytic theory C. symbolizes the process of individuation D. soul image E. concerned with the truth F. process of developing wholeness G. archetypes H. way of comprehending information in terms of past experience, future goals, and unconscious processes I. central archetype J. direct experience K. making decisions according to one s value judgements L. need to guard against becoming dominated by external events and alienated from internal processes M. the center of consciousness N. center of personal unconscious O. energy flows more naturally to their inner worlds 44) G 45) C 46) O 47) D 48) B 49) K 50) J 51) H 52) L 53) E 54) M 55) A 56) N 57) I 58) F 262