Chapter summary
Parys of jung personality theory were influenced by his childhood experiences and his dreams and fantasies. Jung broadened Freud definition of libido redefining it as a more generalized dynamic force. Jung argued that personality is shaped by the future as well as the past and he placed greater emphasis on the unconscious. Jung used the term libido in two ways a diffuse generalized life energy and a narrower energy that fuels the psyche. The amount of energy invested in an idea or feeling is called a value. Psychic energy operates in accordance with the principles of opposites equivalence and entropy. The principle of opposites states that every of the psyche has its opposites and that this opposition generates psychic energy. The principle of equivalence states that energy is never lost to the personality but is shifted from one part to another. The principle of entropy states that there is a tendency toward equilibrium in the personality.