Personality Development Through Positive Disintegration: The Work of Kazimierz D¿browski - Hardcover

Tillier, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600251080 ISBN 13: 9781600251085

Verlag: Maurice Bassett, 2018

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In his Theory of Positive Disintegration, Polish psychiatrist and psychologist Dr. Kazimierz D¿browski (1902–1980) proposed an approach to personality development in which crises are not only necessary but fundamental in creating opportunities for individual development. Crises force our focus inward, leading us to challenge our established beliefs, roles and routines. While crises often resolve with a return to the status quo, recovery is sometimes stymied and posttraumatic stress results. In other cases, however, the outcome is posttraumatic growth. The individual experiences a process of disintegration, a loosening of the components of personality that allows for an examination and re-evaluation of the self. One rebuilds after a crisis, implementing conscious and deliberate changes to reshape the personality toward increased autonomy, uniqueness and the realization of one’s ideal personality. This work provides a comprehensive yet balanced overview of D¿browski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration in its historical and present-day contexts and demonstrates its continued relevance in today’s most vital areas of psychology, including posttraumatic growth, education, neuroscience, and personality theory.

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William (Bill) Tillier, received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Calgary and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Alberta. It was there he met Dr. D¿browski and became his student. Bill worked as a forensic psychologist for over 20 years before developing a neuromuscular disorder. D¿browski and his work remained a passion for Bill, who created a D¿browski website and promoted and distributed D¿browski's original works. He has also been involved with many D¿browski conferences and written an introduction to the republication of D¿browski's seminal work, Positive Disintegration. Bill is on disability leave and spends his time doing research and volunteering.

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• Verlag: Maurice Bassett
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1600251080
• ISBN 13: 9781600251085
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 524
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