2013
DOI: 10.14704/nq.2013.11.3.679
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An Hypothesis about Jung’s Collective Unconscious and Animal-assisted Therapy

Abstract: Jung has described the collective unconscious as a layered structure starting from a central fire (Jung 1925), and composed by several groups (layers) of beings arriving progressively to the individual. In this schema Jung describes animal ancestors as one of the more ancient groups involved in human development. We relate this vision of the unconscious to our clinical experience with animal assisted therapy. Although properly speaking, animal-assisted therapy is not a new technique, we have adapted the approa… Show more

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“…In a previous work (Galli Carminati et al, 2013), we have expressed the hypothesis that the profound emotional connection between humans and animals can be explained based on the "collective unconscious" hypothesis formulated by the Swiss psychoanalyst C.G. Jung.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a previous work (Galli Carminati et al, 2013), we have expressed the hypothesis that the profound emotional connection between humans and animals can be explained based on the "collective unconscious" hypothesis formulated by the Swiss psychoanalyst C.G. Jung.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…personal, social, or cultural layer of knowledge. According to Jung (1964), archetypal symbolism can be considered as a universal layer of knowledge shared by all humans in their collective unconscious (Carminati et al, 2013). We developed a heuristic method for analyzing media content on the basis of archetypal symbolism (see Chapter 3).…”
Section: )mentioning
confidence: 99%