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Archetypes

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

Archetypes are universally recognized symbols or patterns of behavior that are found in the collective unconscious. They appear across cultures and times, such as the "mother" archetype.

AP course connection

Topic 7.6: 7.6 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality

Unit 7
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