Jung

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noun

Carl Gus·tav

[kahrl -goos-tahf], /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf/, 1875–1961, Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist.

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How to use Jung in a sentence

In turn, suppressed or ungovernable impulses — our “shadow” in Jung’s terminology — become forces of the unconscious mind that affect their behaviors in ways in which they are likely unaware.
‘Persona 5 Strikers’: A great sequel if you’ve already studied up|Christopher Byrd|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Pauli was familiar with Jung’s work, as he spoke often at the ETH.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners|Paul Halpern|November 18, 2020|Nautilus
Finally, Jung took over personally as his therapist for the following two years.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners|Paul Halpern|November 18, 2020|Nautilus
The CEO thought the approach Jung was outlining was something the company had already tried.
How consulting is casting itself as essential during Covid-19|Michael Rapoport|October 11, 2020|Quartz

Ordinarily Jung would have realized quickly that the CEO wasn’t happy, and adjusted her approach.
How consulting is casting itself as essential during Covid-19|Michael Rapoport|October 11, 2020|Quartz
Director Yoo Dong-hun and screenwriter Lee Jung-u were arrested for firebombing theaters.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kim Jung-un clearly recognizes that Hollywood and American popular culture in general constitute a dire threat.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jung says that we lose our vitality in playing the role if we identify with it.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What we really wanted was a steel cage with Seth Rogen and Kim Jung-un inside!
The Race to Become Washington State’s First (Legal) Weed Salesman|Abby Haglage|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gorgeous sushi chef he meets and falls in love with, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung), is equally silly and childish.
What Asian Film Remakes Like ‘Oldboy’ Get Wrong|Jimmy So|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jung follows Freud in pointing out as a classic example of the compensation in dreams, that of Nebuchadnezzar, in the Bible.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
It is significant, though, that Jung calls attention to the likeness between religious fanaticism and paranoia.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
From Jung-Bunzlau, close by, his Brother's accounts are bad; and grow ever worse,—as will be seen!
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
If you want some good light German reading, let me advise you to try at least the first half of Jung-Stilling's autobiography.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James
But, in spite of Jung, the venerable division of plants into Trees and Herbs continued to hold its own for a time.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Jung

Jung

/ (jʊŋ) /

noun

Carl Gustav (karl ˈɡʊstaf). 1875–1961, Swiss psychologist. His criticism of Freud's emphasis on the sexual instinct ended their early collaboration. He went on to found analytical psychology, developing the concepts of the collective unconscious and its archetypes and of the extrovert and introvert as the two main psychological types

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Medical definitions for Jung

Jung

[ yung ]

Carl Gustav 1875-1961

Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and came up with the concepts of extraversion and introversion and the notion of the collective unconscious.