The complex nature of secrets, the secret nature of complexes: An analysis of a secret keeper.

摘要

This dissertation examines the value of secrets as determined by their content as well as the context in which they are held or told. The purpose of this work is to explore how the theories of Freud and Jung influence our current views of secrets. The personal secrets they kept that are now known are briefly reviewed for their influence on Freud and Jung's secret position. Several of the author's secrets are used as examples to explore and compare their theories regarding the formation and maintenance of those secrets. This work demonstrates the relationship between the secret and the secret keeper/revealer.;Much of the focus of this work is in defining and exploring complexes through a Freudian and Jungian view. It explores the secret position---secret keeper or secret revealer---as it relates to the dynamics of complexes.;This dissertation employs the alchemical hermeneutic method to define and explore the secret position. The method provided a venue to explore how conscious and unconscious secrets influence behavior. This dissertation discusses how psychotherapy can incorporate those ingredients in working through the dynamics of the secret position.