Like Alfred Adler and Erik Erikson, Carl Jung did not accept Sigmund Freud's assertion that sexual drive was the primary motivator in a person’s mental life.

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Carl Jung's theoretical split from Sigmund Freud was rooted in several major points of contention. Key disagreements included Jung's rejection of sexual drive as the primary human motivator, his expansion of the unconscious to include a collective dimension, and his future-oriented view of personality development, which contrasted with Freud's focus on past events.

Jung's Disagreements with Freud

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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Carl Jung's perspective on personality development marked a significant departure from Sigmund Freud's. While Freud believed that personality is determined exclusively by past events, Jung incorporated a future-oriented view, emphasizing the process of self-realization as a central goal.

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