@Chris
This material will probably only apply to those who have become relatively self-aware and interested in a more complete understanding of their own development.
This theory has seen many applications in the study of the "gifted" population. Particularly the aspects of overexcitabilities being a sign of higher intelligence and advanced development. "Gifted" typically means your IQ is above 130 and there is a whole slew of research worth reading if you believe you qualify.
www.positivedisintegration.com/#overview
www.positivedisintegration.com/Dabrowski101.pdf
This website provides a good summary of the theory.
Kazimierz Dabrowski - Polish M.D. and Ph.D
Highlights
"Suffering, aloneness, self-doubt, sadness, inner conflict; these are our feelings that we have not learned to live with, that we have failed to appreciate, that we reject as destructive and completely negative, but in fact they are symptoms of an expanding consciousness."
• Positive Disintegration: Psychological growth can only take
place if one’s status quo is challenged by crises and
undergoes dis-integration. This disintegration is positive
when it leads to development, not simply a re-integration.
Development represents the literal creation of one’s
personality – a pursuit of an idealization of who one ought
to be and how one ought to act.
If Dabrowski saw GLL today, he would probably find it to be a practical application towards self-improvement.
This material will probably only apply to those who have become relatively self-aware and interested in a more complete understanding of their own development.
This theory has seen many applications in the study of the "gifted" population. Particularly the aspects of overexcitabilities being a sign of higher intelligence and advanced development. "Gifted" typically means your IQ is above 130 and there is a whole slew of research worth reading if you believe you qualify.
www.positivedisintegration.com/#overview
www.positivedisintegration.com/Dabrowski101.pdf
This website provides a good summary of the theory.
Kazimierz Dabrowski - Polish M.D. and Ph.D
Highlights
"Suffering, aloneness, self-doubt, sadness, inner conflict; these are our feelings that we have not learned to live with, that we have failed to appreciate, that we reject as destructive and completely negative, but in fact they are symptoms of an expanding consciousness."
• Positive Disintegration: Psychological growth can only take
place if one’s status quo is challenged by crises and
undergoes dis-integration. This disintegration is positive
when it leads to development, not simply a re-integration.
Development represents the literal creation of one’s
personality – a pursuit of an idealization of who one ought
to be and how one ought to act.
If Dabrowski saw GLL today, he would probably find it to be a practical application towards self-improvement.