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This paper explores Carl Gustav Jung's groundbreaking contributions to psychiatry and psychotherapy, with a particular focus on his humanistic approach. Jung emphasized the profound influence of both the clinician's and patient's personal histories and personalities in therapeutic outcomes, propelling a shift from a "monopersonal" to a "bipersonal" perspective in therapy. He stressed the crucial role of the transference-countertransference dynamic, accentuating mutual influence within the clinician-patient relationship. Moreover, Jung's approach to psychotic symptoms as inherently meaningful and communicative, rather than simply concealment, opened new possibilities for psychotherapeutic treatment methods. This investigation illuminates Jung's substantial influence on the humanization of psychiatry, highlighting his unique creativity and originality in the clinical and theoretical landscape.
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis is an international psychoanalytic quarterly founded in 1941 by Karen Horney. The journal''s purpose is to be an international forum for communicating a broad range of contemporary theoretical, clinical, professional and cultural concepts of psychoanalysis and for presenting related investigations in allied fields. It is a fully peer-reviewed journal, which welcomes psychoanalytic papers from all schools of thought that address the interests and concerns of scholars and practitioners of psychoanalysis and contribute meaningfully to the understanding of human experience. The journal publishes original papers, special issues devoted to a single topic, book reviews, film reviews, reports on the activities of the Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Center, and comments.
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