extrovert and introvert personalities to the world of psychology. Most people are a combination of the two with one seemingly to be somewhat more visible to observers than the other. An extroverted personality centers most of their energies upon the surrounding world and generally enjoys being immersed in social situations. An introverted person directs much of their energy into themselves and ordinarily prefers solitude. "This general activity or drive of the individual was called the libido by Jung."5 In years to come psychologists were influenced by this theory, such as Hans Eysenck who did research on many samples of individuals that produced more classifications. Jung's work has become widely influential in a variety of fields, such as religious studies and literary criticism. Jungian psychology is based of psychic totality and psychic energism. He concluded that there were two different dimensions in the unconscious: the personal and the ideals of a collective unconscious. "To Jung, the most important and lifelong task imposed upon any person is fulfillment through the process of individuation, achievement of harmony of conscious and unconscious, which makes a person one and whole."3 Bibliography 1 http://www.cgjung.com/fordhamintro.html An introduction to Jung's Psychology. Frieda Fordham. 2 http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=06aff000 Jung, Carl Gustav. Encarta Online Concise. 3 http://www.encyclopedia.com/ Extroversion and Introversion. Encyclopedia. Electric L...
