Jung: Psyche, Self, Archetypes, and Psychological Types (Chapter 3)

Psyche

Jung's term for your entire personality, including both conscious and unconscious parts.

Libido

Jung's concept of a broad life force or general psychic energy, including spiritual aspects, not just sexual energy.

Compensation (Jungian)

How the unconscious mind balances out what is missing or undeveloped in your conscious mind, often through dreams or physical symptoms.

Individuation

The process of becoming a complete and unique person, where all parts of your mind and personality are fully developed and working together.

Transcendent Function

The process where opposing parts of your personality (like good and bad, or masculine and feminine traits) come together to form a unified, whole self.

Ego

Acts as a gatekeeper for conscious thoughts and feelings, and is the part of you that makes choices and has willpower (but is not the entire center of personality).

Ego Inflation

When the ego becomes too dominant, making a person overly focused on themselves and their own importance.

Persona

The mask you wear or the social role you play to fit into the world and interact with others, typically developed by young adulthood.

Shadow

The unconscious part of your mind that holds traits and feelings that don't fit with how you consciously see yourself.