Theoretical aspects of extraversion and introversion

The topic “Theoretical Aspects of Extraversion and Introversion” examines important aspects of personality psychology based on the concepts of extraversion and introversion proposed by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. This article is devoted to the theoretical aspects of the concepts of extraversion and introversion proposed by Carl Jung as part of personality analysis. The work provides an analysis of the main characteristics and qualities of both poles of personality, as well as their influence on perception and interaction with the outside world. Also, the main characteristics of extroverted and introverted behavior and their impact on social relationships, professional activities and psychological well-being will be considered. Analysis of modern research confirms and complements Jung’s concepts, and theoretical aspects can be used in practice in the context of modern psychology and psychotherapy. The purpose of the article is to give a broad understanding of the theoretical foundations of extraversion and introversion and emphasize their importance for understanding and working with human personality.

1. Ledeneva E.V. (2018) Priroda i kul'tura v koncepcii Karla Gustava Junga // Filosofija hozjajstva. no. 6. P. 179–196. (In Russian).

2. Jung K.G. / Ljalikov D.N. // Jekslibris – Jaja. – M.: Sovetskaja jenciklopedija, 1978. (Bol'shaja sovetskaja enciklopedija v 30 t.) / gl. red. A.M. Prohorov. 1969–1978, v. 30). (In Russian).

3. Jung K.G. (2017) Bol'shaja rossijskaja enciklopedija. V. 35. M. P. 584–585. (In Russian).

4. Lejbnin V.M. (2019) Zigmund Frejd i Karl Gustav Jung. Uchenija i biografii. M.: Izdatel'stvo AST, 520 p. (In Russian).

5. Cattell R.B. (1983) Structured personality learning theory. New York: Praeger. (In English).

6. Cattell R.B. (1984) The voyage of a laboratory: 1928–1984. Multivariate Behavioral Research, no. 19, pp. 121–174. (In English).

7. Cattell R.B. (1990) The birth of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology // Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, no. 26, p. 48–57. (In English).

8. Warner J. (2018) Susan Cain’s ‘Quiet’ Argues for the Power of Introverts. The New York Times. (In English).

9. Sulloway F.J. Birth Order, Sibling Competition, and Human Behavior (2001) In Paul S. Davies and Harmon R. Holcomb, (Eds.). Conceptual Challenges in Evolutionary Psychology: Innovative Research Strategies. Dordrecht and Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 39–83. (In English).

10. Jaroshevskij M.G. (1997) Istorija psihologii. Ot antichnosti do serediny XX veka. Uchebnoe posobie dlja vysshih uchebnyh zavedenij. 2-oe izd. M.: Izdatel'skij centr «Akademija», 416 p. (In Russian).