5 Carl Jung
- Full name: Carl Gustav Jung
- Born: 26 July 1875
- Died: 6 June 1961 (aged 85)
- Nationality: Swiss
- Awards: Zurich’s literature prize (1932), elected honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in England (1938)
- What Jung was known for: Jung is another of the influential early psychologists. He worked with and was influenced by Freud, but eventually developed theories of his own. For instance, he rejected Freud’s focus on sex in favor of symbol and what he called the collective unconscious. His theories also led to the formation of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. -Carl Jung