COVER; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Overture: nature of the problem under consideration; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Philosophy first, not first philosophy; CHAPTER THREE Ruminations on the psyche; CHAPTER FOUR Jungian complexes in perspective; CHAPTER FIVE Discussion of Jung's emotional complex doctrine; Intermezzo: the complex brain nuclei; CHAPTER SIX A complex consideration; CHAPTER SEVEN The complex and post traumatic stress disorder; CHAPTER EIGHT A complex integration: rethinking Jung's complex doctrine.
Considers the value for the psychology of emotions by utilizing Jung's contributions to a psychological understanding of emotional experience. This work also considers the personal, psychological, and historical background of Jung's complex doctrine.