Introduction to Personality Types: Your Own Genius: Unit 2: Early Influencers of Personality Psychology

Psychoanalytic Perspective

A perspective that focuses on how the unconscious mind is formed by early childhood experiences.

The Collective Unconscious

According to Jung, this is comprised of all the past human memories of your ancestors and beyond, containing the four archetypes and shaping society today.

The Animus

This archetype refers to the male image in the female mind and the masculine energy he is able to tap into

The Conscious Mind

According to Freud, a level of the mind that contains every thought, feeling, memory, hope, dream, etc. that you're aware of at any given time.

The Ego

According to Freud, the part of the personality that's represented by our conscious decision-making process.

The Super Ego

The part of the personality that keeps the moral principles from which the ego operates, opposing the Id.

Id

The part of our personality that focuses on our basic needs, containing all the hidden things we want, think, and store memories of.

The Self

This archetype refers to the unified efforts of both the consciousness and unconsciousness working together.

The Shadow

This archetype is part of the unconscious, defining our sexual life and life instincts and including repressed ideas and desires.

The Personal Unconscious

According to Jung, this is all of the things that have been repressed or rejected from the consciousness of a person.

The Anima

This archetype refers to the female image in the male mind and the feminine energy he is able to tap into

The Unconscious Mind

According to Freud, a level of the mind that contains anything that you feel, think, remember, or want to do that's outside of your conscious awareness, including repressed memories and unpleasant feelings.

Psychosocial Development Stages

According to Erikson, you pass through eight of these, each containing and achievable goal that furthers growth and development.

The Preconscious

According to Freud, a level of the mind where anything that could ever possibly be brought into the conscious mind exists.