the child archetype is a jungian archetype, first suggested by psychologist carl jung. in more recent years, author caroline myss has suggested that the child, out of the four survival archetypes (victim, prostitute, and saboteur), is present in all humans. according to myss, its presence ranges from "childish to childlike longing for the innocent, regardless of age" and comprises sub-archetypes: "wounded child", "abandoned or orphan child", "dependent child", "magical/innocent child", "nature child", "divine child", and "eternal child".