Question

Max’s behavior and self-presentation is relaxed and informal with his friends. When he goes on a job interview he projects professionalism and formality with his attire and language. What would Carl Jung suggest about Max?

Answer 1

Max used persona for interview job

Explanation:

Persona by Jung: Persona is given by Carl Jung in his theory of personality. Persona is a type of image that a person holds by a person in society. Persona is a mask. These masks represent our image in society as father, mother, brother-sister, etc. So we can define persona as the is the result of social adaptation that is a very important part to deal with the peer groups. Mask result in the personality that we carry in the society that is not real but a fiction. It represented a personality as fiction, not a reality. The best example of a persona mask is a politician, film star that plays a specific role in society.