Individuality and 'self’ archetype of personality in adolescents and youths

The article presents the psychological values of the archetypes of personality of K. G. Jung. Based on experimental data, the role of archetypes of personality of Person, Ego and ‘Self’ in the formation of personality’s individuality is shown. At the high school age of 13, the archetype Person dominates over archetype Ego and over other personality’s archetypes. An inverse relationship has been found when, at low indicators of ego, high indicators of the Person scale are demonstrated. With the increasing influence of person, expressing collective unconscious, the leading role of the archetype ego is weakening. In adolescence, differences in the formation of archetypes of personality Person”, Ego and ‘Self’ are found. Provision of L. S. Vygotsky is confirmed, stating that mental functions initially are developed in the collective in the form of relations of children, and then become mental functions of the personality. At the age of 17 years, awareness of one’s Self (Ego) and the archetype of Ego is intensively formed. However, they come to this through the formation of the archetype of person in adolescence and youth. Along with the archetype Ego, the value of the ‘Self’ archetype is increasing. The peak value of the ‘Self’ archetype in adolescence occurs at 20-21 years. Boys and girls begin to become aware of their Ego, to show their individuality under the influence of the ‘Self’ archetype.