Dabrowski's Theory Of Positive Disintegration

ISBN: 9780910707848

出版社: Great Potential Pr., Inc.

出版年: 2008-01-01

页数: 311

定价: USD 32.95

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

The Theory of Positive Disintegration (TPD) by Kazimierz D?browski describes a theory of personality development. Unlike mainstream psychology, D?browski's theoretical framework views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for growth. These "disintegrative" processes are therefore seen as "positive," whereas people who fail to go through positive disintegration may remain for their entire lives in a state of "primary integration." Advancing into disintegration and into the higher levels of development is predicated on having developmental potential, including overexcitabilities, above-average reactions to stimuli. Unlike some other theories of development such as Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, it is not assumed that even a majority of people progress through all levels. TPD is not a theory of stages, and levels do not correlate with age.