How does the mind work on a fundamental level and how does this relate to the work of Carl Jung or psychology and psychiatry in general?

The primary and most fundamental mandates of the (unconscious) mind are:

• meet core needs (have an agenda and strategy)
• conserve energy (don’t reorganize the self upon every new learning)
• preserve homeostasis (repress destabilizing information)

If you don’t recognize (consciously or intuitively) those core drives, you cannot be a great psychotherapist

Dewey Gaedcke’s answer to What exists in our brain as a result of self-deception?

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Original answer on Quora found here