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Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.
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The name given by Jung to autonomous or semi-autonomous psychic structures within the personal unconscious that compete with the ego for psychic energy.
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An understanding of complexes is important part of the approach of C.G. Jung.
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(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
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a condition that causes us deep emotional feelings
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a more or less permanent emotional system or mechjnism responsible for the mental disturbances of the patient
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an aggregate of feelings and thoughts that center around an archetype
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an aggregation of ideas contained in the subconscious mind with a strong emotional charge capable of influencing conscious thought and behavior
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an emotionally charged unconscious psychic entity made up of a number of associated ideas and images clustered around a central core
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an organized, automatic response driven by a specific emotional state
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a pattern of suppressed thoughts and feelings that cluster -- constellate -- around a theme provided by some archetype
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a set of related unconscious ideas held together in a common theme
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An unconscious embedded image surrounded by obsessive emotions. According to Jung, complexes can have a positive meaning in our life if we can begin to explore their hidden dynamics.
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(Jungian) an affectively toned group of associated ideas.
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An emotionally charged group of ideas or images. At the "center" of a complex is an archetype or archetypal image.
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A group of associated ideas having a common, strong emotional tone. These ideas are largely unconscious and significantly influence attitudes and associations. See also Oedipus complex.
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A whole (idea, structure, etc) made up of complicated and related parts.
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An emotionally charged unconscious entity composed of anumber of associated ideas grouped around a central core which is an archetypal image. One recognizes that a complex has been activated when emotion upsets psychic balance and disturbs the customary function of the ego.
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Jung's term for a group of interrelated memories and "repressed" desires that have a negative effect on a person's behavior and "personality", often causing abnormal­ly extreme reactions in certain types of situations.
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