The ideas and concepts of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung have had a far-reaching impact on the modern world and the way that we perceive and understand life. However, the theories that they created are not only confined to the psychological and academic domains but have in many ways influenced the lives of ordinary people. My personal life has also been affected in many respects by the implications of their concepts and the way that these two theorists have shaped our modern societies.
             Freud's central theory revolves around the discovery of the power and significance of the human unconscious, and the way that the unconscious acts and influences our thoughts and actions. Basically, Freud posited the idea that many of our everyday thoughts, feelings and actions are the result of deep levels of consciousness and metal activity that we are not normally aware of. Freud "discovered' these theoretical concepts through the treatment of female patients who were suffering from symptoms of hysteria. He found that these symptoms were largely the result of unconscious thought and feelings that had been repressed or sublimated by the patients. He also suggested that most of these repressed thoughts were sexual in nature and were repressed or not recognized because of the restrictive and conservative nature of the society of the time.
             Therefore, Freud found that our unconscious life is in effect "hidden" from our normal conscious mind. This theory allowed us to understand facets of human behavior that otherwise may seem to be strange to irrational." Most of personality is unconscious: we hide many unpleasant truths about ourselves from ourselves by using defense mechanisms, and we are driven by wishes, beliefs, fears, conflicts, and memories of which we are totally unaware" (Ewen, 1998, p. 1).
             In simple terms this view of personality suggested by Freud states that the unconscious is the central factor in u...