In his book “Two Essays on Analytical Psychology,” Carl Jung describes the extrovert and the introvert: Let us imagine two young men who, while traveling, came upon a castle tower. Both wanted to see it from the inside. The introvert said: “I wonder what the inside of this castle is like.” The extrovert replied: “Come on, let’s go in,” and went to the gate. When he imagined guards, policemen, fines, and vicious dogs, the introvert recoiled: “Maybe we can’t go in here?” The ex

My parent doesn't like me the way I am and from the very beginning gives me instructions: "Don't be yourself, be another child." Many people probably remember from childhood how parents apologized for their child's confusion, silence, and shyness, compared them to other children, and said: "Why can't you be active, lively, and quick like that neighbor's or relative's child? How come you're so slow and boring?..." Parents may choose a younger child over an older one, or a brot

Who is a psychologist? A psychotherapist? A psychiatrist? These specialists are often equated with each other or their activities are confused. And the public's attitude towards them can be inconsistent or dichotomous. The point is that a psychologist is a general specialist who has a general psychological education. Psychology is multidisciplinary: educational psychology, child psychology, developmental psychology, management and organizational psychology, psychosomatics, pa