Post by alma on Jul 13, 2016 9:01:01 GMT
I have always found honesty to be the most beautiful and direct experience, when pertaining to human matters.
Whether that involves another person or just one's self, I have far less appreciation for platitudes, moral support or compliments. There is no service in these, as they do not catalyze growth but at best simply sustain one's current position. And often the type of development needed is precisely the type that is grounding, humbling and disenchanting. It turns out this common-sense perspective was fleshed out into a theory by Kazimierz Dąbrowski: Positive Disintegration. It notes that disintegration (of notions, simplistic concepts of self/the world, one's self-identity) acts as the catalyst in a person:
In the developmental journey, I find the above points to be quite an adept description of the basics. A unique personality (with self-made perspectives) develops as a result of psychic tension leading a person to autoeducate. This highly neglected artform of self refinement is what I hope to engage in here, as I learn from your ideas too. And if it's alright with you guys, I'll share what I've been able to glean for how to be a little more masterful within this type.
And I openly welcome any criticism you'd like to share toward me, however direct... <3
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p.s. What do you think of this perspective of development? What approach or method do you use for development?
Whether that involves another person or just one's self, I have far less appreciation for platitudes, moral support or compliments. There is no service in these, as they do not catalyze growth but at best simply sustain one's current position. And often the type of development needed is precisely the type that is grounding, humbling and disenchanting. It turns out this common-sense perspective was fleshed out into a theory by Kazimierz Dąbrowski: Positive Disintegration. It notes that disintegration (of notions, simplistic concepts of self/the world, one's self-identity) acts as the catalyst in a person:
Dąbrowski's theory of personality development emphasized several major features including:
- personality is not a given universal trait, it must be created—shaped—by the individual to reflect his or her own unique character (personality shaping)
- personality develops as a result of the action of developmental potential (DP) (overexcitability and the autonomous factor), not everyone displays sufficient DP to create a unique personality.
- developmental potential is represented in the population by a normal (bell) curve. Dąbrowski used a multilevel approach to describe the continuum of developmental levels seen in the population.
- developmental potential creates crises characterized by strong anxieties and depressions—psychoneurosis—that precipitate disintegration
- for personality to develop, initial integrations based on instinct and socialization must disintegrate—a process Dąbrowski called positive disintegration
- the development of a hierarchy of individual values — emotional reactions — is a critical component in developing one's personality and one's autonomy, thus, in contrast to most psychological theories, emotions play a major role in this approach
- emotional reactions guide the individual in creating his or her individual personality ideal, an autonomous standard that acts as the goal of individual development
- the individual must examine his or her essence and subsequently make existential choices that emphasize those aspects of essence that are higher and "more myself" and inhibit those aspects that are lower or "less myself" based upon his or her own personality ideal
- critical components of individual development include autoeducation and autopsychotherapy
In the developmental journey, I find the above points to be quite an adept description of the basics. A unique personality (with self-made perspectives) develops as a result of psychic tension leading a person to autoeducate. This highly neglected artform of self refinement is what I hope to engage in here, as I learn from your ideas too. And if it's alright with you guys, I'll share what I've been able to glean for how to be a little more masterful within this type.
And I openly welcome any criticism you'd like to share toward me, however direct... <3
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p.s. What do you think of this perspective of development? What approach or method do you use for development?