An early figure in the psychoanalytic movement, Jung is often written off. But his ideas of the collective unconscious and emphasis on archetype and myth resonate.
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Public squares, secret gardens and offbeat cafes can offer respite and a sense of community connection, which contribute to happiness.
Disturbing ideas about motherhood are pushed into our collective unconscious, a film scholar writes. Little wonder they’re at the heart of several chilling films.
What do popular TV shows say about the modern gentleman – and how can this inform our understanding of (healthy) masculinity?
The legendary psychoanalyst would encourage us to embrace the feminine at work and at home by resisting the urge to see life as a linear, organised path.
What would Jung have made of the TikTok trend that bears his name?
Forget the tech tycoons’ pursuit of immortality: a life without limit can produce only a stagnant pond.
The famous psychologist would have sympathy for Harry and senior royals – and some recommendations for royal watchers.
With its daily tallies of those lost to disease, the coronavirus pandemic has brought death into sharp focus, especially for those who are older.
There’s good evidence to suggest a midlife crisis exists, though it’s hard to define what the midlife is. And perhaps crises that occur during midlife might equally have occurred before or after.
Research shows that everyone, even those who claim they never dream, actually do. But few of us can make any sense of our dreams. My colleagues and I have been working on a way to try to make sense of…
For most of human history, dreaming has been seen as a second “reality” in which altered forms of perception provide insights into ourselves and others, our fears, fantasies and motivations or even the…
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychology, has recently suffered some serious knocks. His theories have been dismissed as unscientific and his achievements are now considered to be equal parts myth and…
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Director, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Lincoln
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Cognitive Psychology Researcher, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Business and Society, University of Bath
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Professor of Media and Collective Psychology, Newcastle University
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of Film Studies, Miami University
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Visiting Research Fellow in Anomalistic Psychology, and Personality and Individual Differences, Adelaide University
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Professor of Neuropsychology, Drexel University