Thus the animus is a psychopomp, a mediator between the conscious and the unconscious and a personification of the latte r.[Ibid., par. 33.]. That is the last I am going to quote Jung for a while because he had some serious issues about women with large animus figures.
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1 When you go to the doctor and he tells you that you are in danger of getting diabetes if you don't lose weight and you then decide to go on a diet, the doctor's warning is an example of animus.
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Another archetype is the anima/animus. The “anima/animus” is the mirror image of our biological sex, that is, the unconscious feminine side in males and the masculine tendencies in women. Each sex manifests attitudes and behavior of the other by virtue of centuries of living together.
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According to Jung, the ego represents the conscious mind as it comprises the thoughts, memories, and emotions a person is aware of. The ego is largely responsible for feelings of identity and continuity. Like Freud, Jung (1921, 1933) emphasized the importance of the unconscious in relation to personality.
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Origin. From Latin animus (“the mind, in a great variety of meanings: the rational soul in man, intellect, consciousness, will, intention, courage, spirit, sensibility, feeling, passion, pride, vehemence, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul”), closely related to anima, which is a feminine form; see anima.
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The psyche of a woman contains masculine aspects (the animus archetype) and the psyche of a man contains feminine aspects (the anima archetype). Next is the shadow. This is the animal side of our personality (like the id in Freud).
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Like the anima, the animus too has a positive aspect. Through the figure of the father he expresses not only conventional opinion but-equally-what we call spirit, philosophical or religious ideas in particular, or rather the attitude resulting from them.
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(usually uncountable, plural animuses). 1  The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions. 2  A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will. ( 3 Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
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Carl Jung. by Saul McLeod published 2014. Carl Jung was an early supporter of Freud because of their shared interest in the unconscious. He was an active member of the the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society (formerly known as the Wednesday Psychological Society).
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noun. The definition of animus is a feeling of hostility or ill will, or the motivation to do something. 1  When you feel a really strong dislike for your roommate's boyfriend because he always leaves your apartment a big mess, this feeling you feel is an example of animus.
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animus definition in psychology
In psychology, the animus is the mirror image of our biological sex, that is, the unconscious feminine side in males and the masculine tendencies in women.