Abstract

During a decade which was of decisive importance for the later development of psychoanalysis Jung made many significant contributions. His association experiments confirmed Freud's hypothesis of repression which proved to be the cornerstone of psychoanalytic theory. In turn, Jung applied the knowledge he gained from Freud to dementia praecox and never wavered in his conviction that the illness could be treated by psychological means. By stressing the connection between the physiological and psychological aspects of the disease, he was able to construct the first psychosomatic model for dementia praecox. Jung was instrumetnal in bringing Freud's writings to the attention of the scientific world and later played an important part in organizing the psychoanalytic movement. According to Jung, it was he who suggested to Freud that all psychoanalysts should go through a training analysis(28). Jung's application of psychoanalytic theory to the understanding of myths and their relationship to dreams and neuroses,...

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