Carl Jung's term for recurring themes that have been important to humans in many cultures and settings since prehistoric times, such as the concepts of mother, hero, or villain, is ______ .

A) personas
B) animas
C) animisms
D) archetypes

Archetypes

Jung’s collective, universal human memories.

Recurring Themes

Elements or ideas that appear repeatedly in a literary work, film, or other piece of artistic expression, serving to underscore deeper messages or values.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for his theories on the collective unconscious and archetypes.