Freud, Jung, and Mythology

Who used myths in their practice of psychology?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Both Freud and Jung

• Neither Freud nor Jung

What theory did Freud use to explain young boys' desire to replace their fathers and marry their mothers?

• The Oedipus complex

• The anima/animus

• The shadow

• The self

What did Jung believe dreams could be understood through?

• Archetypes

• The collective unconscious

• The shadow

• The self

What is the shadow archetype in Jungian psychology?

• The hidden side of a person

• The opposite gender aspect of a person

• The total and timeless unification of a person's conscious and unconscious parts

• The wise old man or crone representing a person's self

What does the anima/animus archetype represent in Jungian psychology?

• The hidden side of a person

• The opposite gender aspect of a person

• The total and timeless unification of a person's conscious and unconscious parts

• The wise old man or crone representing a person's self

What does the self archetype represent in Jungian psychology?

• The hidden side of a person

• The opposite gender aspect of a person

• The total and timeless unification of a person's conscious and unconscious parts

• The wise old man or crone representing a person's self

What is the ultimate goal of individuation according to Jung?

• To integrate the shadow archetype

• To integrate the anima/animus archetype

• To integrate the self archetype

• To integrate all three archetypes

What contemporary myth can be analyzed using Jungian archetypes?

• Star Wars

• Harry Potter

• The Lord of the Rings

• The Hunger Games

Who was a big influence on Joseph Campbell, who in turn influenced George Lucas?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Rod Stewart

• Thoth

What can we start to understand by analyzing myths using Jung's tools?

• The deep structures that run from one myth to another

• Why certain myths endure

• Why we want to keep telling certain stories

• All of the above