Animus is to _____ as anima is to _____.

• A. Masculine, Feminine
• B. Feminine, Masculine
• C. Masculine, Masculine
• D. Feminine, Feminine

Answer: (A)

In Jungian psychology, anima and animus are archetypes that embody opposite-gender aspects within each person. The anima is the inner feminine side of a man, shaping his emotional life and how he relates to women. The animus is the inner masculine side of a woman, influencing her judgments, assertiveness, and dealings with men. Because these concepts capture the cross-gender inner energies, the mapping is that animus aligns with masculine and anima aligns with feminine. This framework helps explain how these inner figures can surface in dreams, projections, and behavior, guiding how a person relates to the opposite sex. The pairing would not fit if both sides were described as the same gender, because Jung emphasized the presence of these opposite-gender inner dynamics within each psyche.