ABSTRACT
The general idea of development is often associated with ‘progress’, ‘advancement’, and ‘betterment’. However, it is arguable whether and to what extent these images apply to Jung’s understanding of psychological development. This chapter first discusses Jung’s idea of psychological development, which he theorises as the ‘individuation process’, particularly in relation to his concept of the ‘self’. Next, it looks at the ways in which Jung describes development as outgrowing. Then it discusses whether he proposes other kinds of development specific to the unconscious. Finally, it considers Jung’s understanding of development in relation to his view of culture and discusses how his notion of cultural development has different implications from those of more general images of development.
