Analytical psychology

Analytical psychology (also known as Depth Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Dream Analysis, or Jungian Analysis) is based upon the movement started by Carl Jung and his followers as distinct from Freudian psychoanalysis. Its aim is the personal experience of the deep forces and motivations underlying human behavior.

Psychological types

Analytical Psychology distinguishes several psychological types or temperaments.

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• Extrovert
• Introvert

The attitude type could be thought of as the flow of libido (that is psychic energy, or qi). The Introvert's flow is inward to the subject and away from the object, ie. external relations. The Extrovert's is outward toward the object, ie. towards external relations and away from the inner, subjective world. Extroverts desire breadth, while introverts seek depth.

Related Topics:
Libido - Qi

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The Introversion/Extroversion attitude type may also influence mental breakdown. Introverts may be more inclined to catatonic type schizophrenia and extroverts towards manic depression.

Related Topics:
Schizophrenia - Manic depression

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