HUM 2310 Study Guide - Final Guide: Collective Unconscious, Analytical Psychology, Unconscious Mind
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A myth is a story that explains something ; there are 4 functions. 1) mystical metaphysical: relating to if there is a god, after life, divine intervention, etc. 2) cosmological: relating to the stars, the natural world and how it came into existence. 3) social: relating to human behavior, gender roles, etc. 4) pedagogical: relating to creating our own mythology and realizing our own existence and experiences are not unique; teaching. A sign has a relationship to the real thing; (i. e. thunder is the sign of an storm) A symbol stands for something else; (i. e. thunder in literature is a symbol for danger, war) Says the consciousness is divided into the id, ego, and the superego; we have unconscious desires and repress inappropriate urges but they come out during our dreams. Everything is related to sex or death; believes in psychoanalysis. A disciple of freud who left and created analytical psychology; seeking to be higher self.
