Theoretical review of Analytical Psychology of Carl Gustav Jung

Abstract

This review presents the psychological theory called: Analytical Psychology, developed by the Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) during the first half of the twentieth century. Since the demise of this author there are known to have been several groups of scholars who have devoted themselves to the analysis and implementation of his theory. Thus, to avoid possible misrepresentation, this review will focus on works written directly by Jung, and in some cases by those who were his closest colleagues. Following this line of thought, is to describe the fundamentals of analytic theory aside conservative logic. The reader will find in the way of this route, exist through a different understanding about the functioning of the mind, something that can be accessed thanks to the contribution of Carl Jung scholar in the field of psychology.