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On Carl Jung

Carl Jung

 

Carl Jung, who founded analytical psychology. was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies.

Jung was a pioneer in his field who established analytical psychology as a discipline. As a young man, he was seen as Freud’s intellectual heir, but their differences in approach soon became apparent and they went their separate ways

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On Interplay Halcyon In Kal… 26 April 2016

Inspired by the interplay between therapy, poetry, neuroscience and novels in Start the Week.

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Forensic psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead talked about the lost natures of her Broadmoor patients, in whom she can still sometimes recognise the little boys they once were.

William Boyd explored how early talent can flourish suddenly and then fade slowly.

Craig Raine compared the "language on point" composition of a poem to the art of dress-making.

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind -- William James

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Really healthy families don't believe that suffering adds significantly to their lives - John Cleese, p15, Life and How to Survive It

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One measure of health is the extent to which people see the world as it really is, without distorting it so as to suit their own imaginations - Robin Skynner, p4, Life and How to Survive It

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Madness in great ones must not unwatched go - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), said by Claudius. Hamlet (1601), Act 3, Scene