Paulus Teguh Kusbiantoro, Punaji Setyosari, Marthen Pali, Dany Moenindyah Handarini
According to Jung, a person should reach an integrated personality to be able to optimise self-actualisation and express themselves genuinely. This shapes their authenticity and integrity, which may inspire others. However, the development of an integrated personality can be obstructed by unconscious forces formed through traumatic events and psychological needs since childhood. To shape an integrated personality, C.G. Jung offered the concept of individuation to liberate the individual from personas influenced by egocentric unconscious forces through self-analysis and reflection. However, Jung only offered the concept without further explanation for a definite application method, which makes the individuation process hard to do personally because it is highly related to the infinite unconscious side of humans, which is not correlated directly to perceptual senses. The subject was chosen as a case study because her hesitance was suspected as a stereotypical Javanese obstruction toward her personality integration. The subject's case indicated that Javanese Indonesian people needed treatment to integrate their personalities in optimising their self-actualisation. Individuation counselling is one way to treat them. The purpose of this research is to prove that the ethos of individuation can be applied as a method of group counselling to develop the uniqueness and integrity of the Javanese people. © 2020 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Guidance and Counselling Postgraduate Study, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jl. Jend. Ahmad Yani No. 288, Surabaya, 60234, Indonesia
