Part of the Online Seminar Series
C.G. Jung developed his theory of psychological types over a number of years in the early part of the 20th Century, starting with extraversion –introversion, later adding the four functions or mental activities of sensation, intuition, thinking and feeling. Responses to this work occurred e.g. Hinkle (1923), before the publication of his seminal Psychological Types (1921/1923)
This presentation is a history of the different interpretations and methods associated withy Jung’s typology up to the present day. It begins with Jung’s construction of his type categories and his consequent early use in his seminars over almost two decades. This includes his views as presented by others in brief general texts e.g. Corrie (1927); Jacobi (1942), or in adult education seminars. Commentaries and applications e.g. Evans (1939); Read (1942); van der Hoop (1939), as well as the later contributions of von Franz and Hillman (1971) will be included.
The role of measurement (Gray and Wheelwright; Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs) as a different cultural and methodological approach to Jung’s typology will be discussed, both from the perspective of developing a particular language of type from measurement results and associated texts, but also the products and orientation of instrument use and the drift to the use of the term personality type.
Influences from within and without the Jungian field will also be discussed, notably David Keirsey’s temperaments and John Beebe’s archetypal approach and David Keirsey’s Temperaments, associated with Isabel Myers’ work but not Jung’s. This presentation is intended to be a contribution to the current challenges to the plausibility of type dynamics and development.
Note: This is a DVD-ROM for computer use only.
