- Repression (Freud et al.) — defensive mechanism; energy bound in symptom; liberation requires releasing the repressed
| Sources | Incest Prohibition as Creative Constraint (Jung) — prohibition forces psychological creativity; not repressive but generative; channels libido toward consciousness Repression (Freud et al.) — defensive mechanism; energy bound in symptom; liberation requires releasing the repressed |
| Tension | Jung claims incest prohibition is generative — it creates psychological development. Freudian repression is destructive — it binds energy in neurosis. But both involve the same mechanism: a prohibition that prevents direct satisfaction and redirects energy. How can one prohibition be creative and another destructive? The question: Is the difference: The nature of the prohibition (symbolic vs. arbitrary)? The consci… |
| Candidate | Possible distinction: Conscious constraint: "I cannot have X, therefore I will create Y" (generative) Unconscious repression: "I cannot have X, and I don't know why I can't" (neurotic) Same mechanism; opposite outcomes depending on consciousness level. |