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Integrating the Enneagram and the Anthropological Structures of the Imaginary for Multidimensional Maturity in the Personality
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Kam, Christopher; Bellehumeur, Christian R. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2023
Personality fixations that have had utility in the past can later become problematic for holistic psychological development. Adult ego development research, combined with psychoanalytic assumptions, provides a way to understand multidimensional maturity through addressing and transforming the unconscious. The Enneagram and Gilbert Durand's…
Descriptors: Personality, Self Concept, Maturity (Individuals), Models
What Does It Mean to Be Susceptible to Influence? A Brief Primer on Peer Conformity and Developmental Changes That Affect It
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Laursen, Brett; Faur, Sharon – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
Peer influence is a twofold process that entails a behavior by an agent of influence that elicits conformity from the target of influence. Susceptibility describes the likelihood that conformity will occur. This review focuses on factors that shape susceptibility to peer influence. We argue that conformity has two distinct sources. In some…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, At Risk Persons, Models
Foolishness of COVID-19: Applying the Polyhedron Model of Wisdom to Understand Behaviors in a Time of Crisis
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Karami, Sareh; Parra-Martinez, Fabio Andres – Roeper Review, 2021
We live in a world and a time full of challenges. Social inequality, discrimination, global political instability, wars, genocides, terrorism, nuclear and biological weapons, climate change, waste disposal, and species extinction, among others, are constant threats. These pressing issues require attention and solution. Wisdom rises as the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, Crisis Management
Understanding Growth and Maturation in the Context of Ballet: A Biocultural Approach
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Mitchell, Siobhan B.; Haase, Anne M.; Cumming, Sean P.; Malina, Robert M. – Research in Dance Education, 2017
The pubertal transition can present an interesting paradox for the young dancer, with growth and maturation leading to improvements in some areas such as strength and power and detriment to others, such as flexibility and co-ordination. These challenges highlight the need to consider the interactions among biological, psychological and…
Descriptors: Dance, Transitional Programs, Puberty, Maturity (Individuals)
Judgment and Decision Making in Adolescence
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Albert, Dustin; Steinberg, Laurence – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
In this article, we review the most important findings to have emerged during the past 10 years in the study of judgment and decision making (JDM) in adolescence and look ahead to possible new directions in this burgeoning area of research. Three inter-related shifts in research emphasis are of particular importance and serve to organize this…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Decision Making, Cognitive Processes, Adolescents
An Integrative Social-Cognitive Developmental Model of Supervision for Substance Abuse Counselors-in-Training
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Sias, Shari M.; Lambie, Glenn W. – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2008
Substance abuse counselors (SACs) at higher levels of social-cognitive maturity manage complex situations and perform counselor-related tasks more effectively than individuals at lower levels of development. This article presents an integrative clinical supervision model designed to promote the social-cognitive maturity (ego development;…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Counselors, Supervision, Counselor Training