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121:, by a readaptation in outer life"—including the recreation of a new and more viable persona. To "develop a stronger persona... might feel inauthentic, like learning to 'play a role'... but if one cannot perform a social role then one will suffer." One goal for individuation is for people to "develop a more realistic, flexible persona that helps them navigate in society but does not collide with nor hide their true self." Eventually, "in the best case, the persona is appropriate and tasteful, a true reflection of our inner individuality and our outward sense of self." 1494: 1484: 1474: 1464: 74:." Nevertheless, the persona's disintegration may lead to a state of chaos in the individual: "one result of the dissolution of the persona is the release of fantasy... disorientation." As the individuation process gets under way, "the situation has thrown off the conventional husk and developed into a stark encounter with reality, with no false veils or adornments of any kind." 70:"The breakdown of the persona constitutes the typically Jungian moment both in therapy and in development"—the "moment" when "that excessive commitment to collective ideals masking deeper individuality—the persona—breaks down... disintegrates." Given Jung's view that "the persona is a semblance... the dissolution of the persona is therefore absolutely necessary for 82:
One possible reaction to the resulting experience of archetypal chaos was what Jung called "the regressive restoration of the persona," whereby the protagonist "laboriously tries to patch up his social reputation within the confines of a much more limited personality... pretending that he is as he
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with his voice." The result could be "the shallow, brittle, conformist kind of personality which is 'all persona', with its excessive concern for 'what people think'"—an unreflecting state of mind "in which people are utterly unconscious of any distinction between themselves and the world in which
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when I felt my emotional behavior was disturbed, and I would speak with the anima about the images she communicated to me"—he stressed that "It would indeed be the height of absurdity if a man tried to have a conversation with his persona, which he recognized merely as a psychological means of
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The alternative is to endure living with the absence of the persona—and for Jung "the man with no persona... is blind to the reality of the world, which for him has merely the value of an amusing or fantastic playground." Inevitably, the result of "the streaming in of the unconscious into the
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relates to the outside world through a flexible persona; identifications with a specific persona (doctor, scholar, artist, etc.) inhibits psychological development." For Jung, "the danger is that become identical with their personas—the professor with his textbook, the
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conscious realm, simultaneously with the dissolution of the 'persona' and the reduction of the directive force of consciousness, is a state of disturbed psychic equilibrium." Those trapped at such a stage remain "blind to the world, hopeless dreamers... spectral
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The persona has become one of the most widely adopted aspects of Jungian terminology, passing into almost common vocabulary: "a mask or shield which the person places between himself and the people around him, called by some psychiatrists the
138:, "the persona is formed during the years from six to twelve, when most children first go out on their own... to avoid unwanted entanglements or promote wanted ones." He was interested in "the relationship between ego states and the Jungian 91:
phase, which is an effort to maintain superficiality;" or even a longer phase designed not to promote individuation but to bring about what Jung caricatured as "the negative restoration of the persona"—that is to say, a reversion to the
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they live. They have little or no concept of themselves as beings distinct from what society expects of them." The stage was set thereby for what Jung termed
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According to Jung, the development of a viable social persona is a vital part of adapting to, and preparing for, adult life in the external
31:, designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and on the other to conceal the true nature of the individual." 1487: 169:
archetype," though Jung always distinguished the persona as an external function from those images of the unconscious he called
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Restoration, the aim of individuation, "is not only achieved by work on the inside figures but also, as
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attitude, persona is differentiated also from the more autonomous
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the crucial experience." Similarly in treatment there can be "the
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dreaded for their tactlessness, eternally misunderstood."
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Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self
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Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self
498:A Guided Tour of the collected Works of C. G. Jung 161:Post-Jungians would loosely call the persona "the 1510: 16:Social face an individual presents to the world 370:C. G. Jung, "Psychology of the Transference", 612: 154:." Perhaps more contentiously, in terms of 619: 605: 1029:Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious 537:Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy 77: 1511: 1473: 1325:Int'l Assoc. for Analytical Psychology 1022:Structure & Dynamics of the Psyche 1335:Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies 600: 398:Introduction to Jungian Psychotherapy 124: 1463: 1014:Two Essays on Analytical Psychology 550:What Do You Say After You Say Hello 374:, volume 16. London 1954, page 238. 348:(London 1953), p. 156 and page 284. 346:Two Essays on Analytical Psychology 238:Two Essays on Analytical Psychology 13: 1075:Spirit in Man, Art, and Literature 14: 1535: 65: 39: 34: 1493: 1492: 1482: 1472: 1462: 1330:Int'l Assoc. for Jungian Studies 1449:The Secret of the Golden Flower 983:Psychogenesis of Mental Disease 760:Wise Old Man and Wise Old Woman 581: 568: 555: 542: 529: 516: 503: 490: 477: 464: 455: 442: 429: 416: 403: 390: 377: 364: 351: 307:The Cambridge Companion to Jung 1315:C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich 849:Modern Man in Search of a Soul 338: 325: 312: 295: 282: 269: 256: 243: 230: 112: 1: 1421:Archetypal literary criticism 999:Psychology of the Unconscious 911:Memories, Dreams, Reflections 833:Psychology of the Unconscious 791:Extraversion and introversion 626: 277:Memories, Dreams, Reflections 224: 142:" and considered that "as an 7: 181: 10: 1540: 1087:Development of Personality 1041:Civilization in Transition 989:Freud & Psychoanalysis 652:Interpretation of religion 500:(Boston 1989), pages 87–8. 320:Striving towards Wholeness 309:(Cambridge 1977), page 267 193:Bad faith (existentialism) 99: 1458: 1413: 1353: 1302: 1281: 1211: 1170: 1125: 1118: 1081:Practice of Psychotherapy 995:Symbols of Transformation 955: 935:Seven Sermons to the Dead 927:The Red Book: Liber Novus 902: 859: 824: 815: 773: 720: 682: 675: 634: 485:Everything Enneagram Book 387:; pages 161–2 and p. 164. 23:, for Swiss psychiatrist 1101:(Revised Edition) (1990) 335:(London 1979), p. 100–2. 219:True self and false self 1294:C. G. Jung House Museum 1069:Mysterium Coniunctionis 1047:Psychology and Religion 977:Experimental Researches 892:Mysterium Coniunctionis 539:(Guernsey 1966), p. 79. 513:(Penguin 1973); page 98 474:(London 1988), page 57. 1345:Psychology Club Zürich 1137:Marie-Louise von Franz 1054:Psychology and Alchemy 868:Psychology and Alchemy 802:Participation mystique 692:Collective unconscious 565:(Oxford 1994); page 47 264:The Analytic Encounter 1524:Analytical psychology 997:(1967, a revision of 642:Analytical psychology 552:(Corgi 1975), page 56 198:Masking (personality) 119:conditio sine qua non 1310:Bollingen Foundation 1249:Laurens van der Post 1099:General Bibliography 712:Personal unconscious 400:(London 2006) p. 153 322:(Boston 1988) p. 263 279:(London 1983) p. 416 266:(Canada 1984) p. 118 240:(London 1953) p. 190 78:Negative restoration 1426:Archetypal pedagogy 1340:Philemon Foundation 1244:Joseph L. Henderson 1006:Psychological Types 971:Psychiatric Studies 958:The Collected Works 919:Man and His Symbols 841:Psychological Types 647:Cognitive functions 511:Sex in Human Loving 496:Roberte H. Hopcke, 305:and T. Dawson ed., 303:P. Young-Eisendrath 301:Terence Dawson, in 292:(London 1990) p. 43 1519:Jungian archetypes 1362:A Dangerous Method 1062:Alchemical Studies 781:Active imagination 722:Jungian archetypes 667:Theory of neurosis 125:Later developments 1506: 1505: 1277: 1276: 1114: 1113: 1093:The Symbolic Life 811: 810: 561:Anthony Stevens, 472:Jung and Feminism 470:Demaris S. Wehr, 288:Anthony Stevens, 165:archetype of the 89:persona-restoring 1531: 1496: 1495: 1488:Wikisource texts 1486: 1476: 1475: 1466: 1465: 1398:Persona (series) 1193:Sabina Spielrein 1123: 1122: 822: 821: 730:Anima and animus 680: 679: 657:Personality type 621: 614: 607: 598: 597: 592: 585: 579: 572: 566: 559: 553: 546: 540: 533: 527: 520: 514: 507: 501: 494: 488: 483:Susan Reynolds, 481: 475: 468: 462: 459: 453: 446: 440: 433: 427: 420: 414: 407: 401: 396:David Sedgwick, 394: 388: 381: 375: 368: 362: 355: 349: 342: 336: 329: 323: 318:Barbara Hannah, 316: 310: 299: 293: 286: 280: 273: 267: 260: 254: 247: 241: 234: 1539: 1538: 1534: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1529: 1528: 1509: 1508: 1507: 1502: 1454: 1431:Bollingen Prize 1409: 1392:The Soul Keeper 1354:Popular culture 1349: 1298: 1289:Bollingen Tower 1273: 1264:Anthony Stevens 1254:Sonu Shamdasani 1239:Jordan Peterson 1219:Joseph Campbell 1207: 1203:Richard Wilhelm 1166: 1110: 960: 951: 898: 855: 807: 769: 716: 702:Electra complex 671: 630: 625: 595: 586: 582: 573: 569: 560: 556: 547: 543: 534: 530: 521: 517: 508: 504: 495: 491: 482: 478: 469: 465: 460: 456: 447: 443: 434: 430: 421: 417: 408: 404: 395: 391: 382: 378: 372:Collected Works 369: 365: 356: 352: 343: 339: 333:Jung in Context 330: 326: 317: 313: 300: 296: 287: 283: 274: 270: 261: 257: 248: 244: 235: 231: 227: 184: 178:relationship." 127: 115: 102: 80: 68: 42: 37: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1537: 1527: 1526: 1521: 1504: 1503: 1501: 1500: 1490: 1480: 1470: 1459: 1456: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1445: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1417: 1415: 1411: 1410: 1408: 1407: 1400: 1395: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1365: 1357: 1355: 1351: 1350: 1348: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1306: 1304: 1300: 1299: 1297: 1296: 1291: 1285: 1283: 1279: 1278: 1275: 1274: 1272: 1271: 1269:Marion Woodman 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1215: 1213: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1188:Wolfgang Pauli 1185: 1180: 1174: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1147:Jolande Jacobi 1144: 1142:Barbara Hannah 1139: 1133: 1131: 1120: 1116: 1115: 1112: 1111: 1109: 1108: 1102: 1096: 1090: 1084: 1078: 1072: 1066: 1058: 1050: 1044: 1038: 1032: 1026: 1018: 1010: 1002: 992: 986: 980: 974: 967: 965: 953: 952: 950: 949: 941: 940: 939: 923: 915: 906: 904: 900: 899: 897: 896: 888: 880: 872: 863: 861: 857: 856: 854: 853: 845: 837: 828: 826: 819: 813: 812: 809: 808: 806: 805: 798: 793: 788: 783: 777: 775: 771: 770: 768: 767: 765:Wounded healer 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 726: 724: 718: 717: 715: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 688: 686: 677: 673: 672: 670: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 638: 636: 632: 631: 624: 623: 616: 609: 601: 594: 593: 580: 567: 554: 541: 528: 515: 502: 489: 487:(2007), p. 61. 476: 463: 461:Hannah, p. 288 454: 441: 428: 415: 402: 389: 376: 363: 350: 337: 331:Peter Homans, 324: 311: 294: 281: 268: 262:Mario Jacoby, 255: 242: 228: 226: 223: 222: 221: 216: 208: 200: 195: 190: 183: 180: 126: 123: 114: 111: 101: 98: 79: 76: 67: 66:Disintegration 64: 41: 40:Identification 38: 36: 35:Jung's persona 33: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1536: 1525: 1522: 1520: 1517: 1516: 1514: 1499: 1491: 1489: 1485: 1481: 1479: 1471: 1469: 1461: 1460: 1457: 1451: 1450: 1446: 1444: 1443: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1418: 1416: 1412: 1406: 1405: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1393: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1370: 1369:Synchronicity 1366: 1364: 1363: 1359: 1358: 1356: 1352: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1307: 1305: 1303:Organizations 1301: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1286: 1284: 1280: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1229:Erich Neumann 1227: 1225: 1224:James Hillman 1222: 1220: 1217: 1216: 1214: 1210: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1183:Maria Moltzer 1181: 1179: 1178:Sigmund Freud 1176: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1132: 1130: 1129: 1124: 1121: 1117: 1106: 1105:General Index 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1063: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1051: 1048: 1045: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1019: 1016: 1015: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1003: 1000: 996: 993: 990: 987: 984: 981: 978: 975: 972: 969: 968: 966: 964: 963: 962:of C. 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Jung 959: 954: 947: 946: 942: 937: 936: 932: 931: 929: 928: 924: 921: 920: 916: 913: 912: 908: 907: 905: 901: 894: 893: 889: 886: 885: 884:Answer to Job 881: 878: 877: 873: 870: 869: 865: 864: 862: 858: 851: 850: 846: 843: 842: 838: 835: 834: 830: 829: 827: 823: 820: 818: 814: 804: 803: 799: 797: 796:Individuation 794: 792: 789: 787: 786:Enantiodromia 784: 782: 779: 778: 776: 772: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 727: 725: 723: 719: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 689: 687: 685: 681: 678: 674: 668: 665: 663: 662:Synchronicity 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 639: 637: 633: 629: 622: 617: 615: 610: 608: 603: 602: 599: 590: 584: 577: 571: 564: 558: 551: 545: 538: 532: 525: 519: 512: 506: 499: 493: 486: 480: 473: 467: 458: 451: 445: 438: 432: 425: 419: 412: 406: 399: 393: 386: 380: 373: 367: 360: 354: 347: 341: 334: 328: 321: 315: 308: 304: 298: 291: 285: 278: 272: 265: 259: 252: 246: 239: 233: 229: 220: 217: 215: 213: 209: 207: 205: 201: 199: 196: 194: 191: 189: 186: 185: 179: 176: 172: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 122: 120: 110: 108: 97: 95: 90: 86: 75: 73: 72:individuation 63: 61: 60:enantiodromia 56: 51: 47: 32: 30: 26: 22: 1498:All articles 1447: 1440: 1402: 1390: 1368: 1360: 1198:Victor White 1152:Aniela Jaffé 1126: 1104: 1098: 1092: 1086: 1080: 1074: 1068: 1060: 1052: 1046: 1040: 1034: 1028: 1020: 1012: 1004: 998: 994: 988: 982: 976: 970: 961: 957: 943: 933: 925: 917: 909: 890: 882: 874: 866: 847: 839: 831: 817:Publications 800: 739: 588: 583: 575: 570: 562: 557: 549: 548:Eric Berne, 544: 536: 535:Eric Berne, 531: 523: 518: 510: 509:Eric Berne, 505: 497: 492: 484: 479: 471: 466: 457: 449: 444: 436: 431: 423: 418: 410: 405: 397: 392: 384: 379: 371: 366: 358: 353: 345: 344:C. 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Jung, 232: 211: 203: 166: 162: 160: 156:life scripts 152:Erik Erikson 147: 143: 139: 131: 128: 118: 116: 103: 93: 88: 84: 81: 69: 46:social world 43: 20: 18: 1259:June Singer 945:Black Books 707:Inner child 413:, page 179. 361:; page 277. 206:(1966 film) 113:Restoration 1513:Categories 1436:Burghölzli 1386:Shadow Man 1234:Maud Oakes 1171:Colleagues 1162:Toni Wolff 1128:Jungfrauen 903:Posthumous 684:The psyche 589:Two Essays 452:, page 197 450:Two Essays 439:, page 117 437:Psychology 424:Two Essays 385:Two Essays 359:Two Essays 251:Two Essays 225:References 171:archetypes 167:conformity 136:Eric Berne 107:Cassandras 94:status quo 50:strong ego 1478:Wikiquote 1212:Followers 1157:Emma Jung 755:Trickster 628:Carl Jung 591:, p. 199. 526:; page 99 409:Stevens, 25:Carl Jung 676:Concepts 635:Theories 576:Memories 435:Jacobi, 426:, p. 197 253:, p. 197 214:(series) 182:See also 148:identity 140:persona, 1468:Commons 1442:I Ching 1001:, 1912) 930:(2009) 740:Persona 697:Complex 522:Berne, 290:On Jung 212:Persona 204:Persona 188:Akrasia 134:." 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Index

Carl Jung
mask
social world
strong ego
tenor
enantiodromia
individuation
Cassandras
Eric Berne
Erik Erikson
life scripts
archetypes
anima
Akrasia
Bad faith (existentialism)
Masking (personality)
Persona (1966 film)
Persona (series)
True self and false self
P. Young-Eisendrath
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Carl Jung
Analytical psychology
Cognitive functions
Interpretation of religion
Personality type
Synchronicity
Theory of neurosis

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