Potential for powerful transformation and reaching great heights. Sense of identity shifting and coming into personal power. May need to leave home base and pursue new career. Opportunities for creative expression and leadership development
Shadow represents unconscious aspects of personality not matching ego ideal. Shadow can be personified as archetypes like trickster. Shadow is considered blind spot of psyche. Shadow may contain both positive and negative aspects
Freud laid out psychoanalytic theory in late 19th century. Theory gained prominence in late 20th century after Freud's death. Freud shifted focus from brain to psyche and treatment methods
Identity encompasses unique physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics. Factors include appearance, education, family, ethnicity, and values. Identity provides sense of self and continuity across time
Both genetics and environment influence personality development. Personality traits are stable patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions. Twin studies show personality is 30-60% heritable. More than 700 genes influence personality traits more than environment
Personality develops through five psychosexual stages from birth to death. Early experiences significantly influence personality development. Libido drives behavior through pleasure-seeking energies. Personality is mostly established by age five