Psychiatric Studies (The Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 1) [Paperback]

C. G. Jung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1983

At the turn of the last century, C.G. Jung began his career as a psychiatrist. During the next decade three men whose names are famous in the annals of medical psychology influenced his professional development: Pierre Janet, under whom he studied at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris; Eugen Bleuter, his chief at the Burgholzli Hospital in Zurich; and Sigmund Freud, whom Jung met in 1907. It is Bleuter, and to a lesser extend Janet, whose influence bears on the studies in descriptive and experimental psychiatry composing Volume 1 of the Collected Works. This book contains papers that appeared between 1902 and 1905.

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"From this comparatively simple first volume it is easy to see how the fascinating mind of Jung approached and dealt with his material. His documentation is extremely careful but never tedious. This text reads with a freshness that is the hallmark of genius." - The New England Journal of Medicine

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 286 pages
• Publisher: Bollingen Foundation (September 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691018553
• ISBN-13: 978-0691018553
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,242,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important, March 28, 2006

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This review is from: Psychiatric Studies (The Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 1) (Hardcover)

One wonders whether some of the reviewers here have actually read more than the dust-jackets or editor's introductions in Jung's books. To criticize a volume like this as simply of historical interest is avoiding the other side of that statement, which is the history that is being refered to. These studies of Jung's are still remarkable to read for their insight into topics that are filled with misconception even today, 100+ years later. When one realises that Jung was not yet 30 when he wrote many of these papers, one has to be impressed with his depth of perception and ability to understand his patients and synthesize the concepts of others as an aid in that understanding. I do not see anyone reviewing Bleuler's work in the 21st century, certainly nothing he wrote in his 20's. The full significance of Jung's early researches is seen mainly when compared with Jung's later works, as it is then that we comprehend the distance that Jung covered between his early efforts as perceptive investigator of psychophysical phenomena to his mature stage as pioneer in delineating the structure and dynamics of the psyche and the nature of personality and what makes these grow and change. To rate him like a hockey player during a tough season begs the question who is the reviewer and does he really understand the significance of what he is reading.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jung the Scientist, June 5, 2006

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Neal J. Pollock (VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychiatric Studies (The Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 1) (Hardcover)

Throughout his works Jung repeatedly says he is a scientist, his findings are empirically based, & therapy must center on the individual client rather than upon theory. This volume supports Jung's contention concerning his commitment to science. Unlike some contemporary "post-Jungians," Jung attempted to evolve psychology into a science--so he disclaimed claims that he was a mystic. This is a very important work which modern readers are advised to read prior to his other works--in order to understand the context within which Jung studied, worked, explored, & experimented. Per modern Knowledge Management, knowledge (vs. data or information) requires context in order to become actionable. In addition, Jung displays his incredible erudition & vast knowledge base--providing some interesting quotes such as: p. 132-3 `If there is any field of experience that teaches the dependence of action upon the emotions, that field is certainly psychiatry. The inferiority of the intellect as compared with instinctual impulses in regard to voluntary decisions is so striking...the role played by the intellect is mostly a subsidiary one, since all it does as best is to give its already existing characterological motive the appearance of a logically compelling sequence of ideas, and at worst (which is what usually happens) to construct intellectual motives afterwards'--quoting Schopenhauer. And, p. 180ff `Outward behavior exerts a great influence on mental activity'--quoting Richarz 1856

5.0 out of 5 stars SOME OF JUNG'S MOST FAMOUS "PSYCHOANALYTIC" ESSAYS, August 26, 2010

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Steven H. Propp (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychiatric Studies (The Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Vol. 1) (Hardcover)

The papers (including "On the Psychology and Pathology of So-called Occult Phenomena") in this volume were written between 1902 and 1905, when Jung was one of Freud's chief disciples.

Here are some representative quotations from the book:

"We possess no infallible method of unmasking the malingerer and are as dependent as ever on the subjective impression he makes on the observer." (Pg. 159)
"Simulation of insanity is in general a rather rare phenomenon, being confined almost entirely to persons in detention and convicts." (Pg. 188)
"It is not so very uncommon for two psychiatric diagnoses to reach contradictory conclusions, especially when, as in the present case, it is a question of the very elastic borderline between complete irresponsibility and partial responsibility." (Pg. 209)
"The asylum should never become the executive organ of criminal law. By relieving criminal justice of inconvenient elements we do not make them better, we merely ruin our asylums." (PG. 218)