Personal Transformations in Psychology: Differentiation of the Conceptual Apparatus of Research
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Abstract. The purpose of the article is a theoretical study within the limits of psychological knowledge of the conceptual apparatus of research into the essence and dynamics of personality transformation. It is determined that in the subject field of psychology, the problem of transformation is poorly studied and quite debatable. The analysis of the transformation concept is determined by its integrative, interdisciplinary nature as well as complexity of the content and multifaceted dimension. Summarizing the available studies in the field of domestic psychology allows us to state that the majority of them are devoted to the problem of personality transformations as a consequence of overcoming various types of crises; the transformation process in them is associated with the process of self-development of the individual. In existing studies, the problem of self-development is considered mainly in the evolutionary direction of personality changes, which involves directing a person to self-improvement and cultivation of his own potential. It is determined that the identification of transformation exclusively with self-development is not balanced, since the development of the personality can take place in an inlutionary direction and be accompanied by negative changes in its content component. It can be argued that the majority of foreign scientists identify the term «transformation» as changes in characteristics and traits and mostly associate them with a classic five-factor (six-factor) personality model.
Keywords: personality transformation; personality changes; personality development; self-development; dynamics of personality transformations.
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