It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. - J. Krishnamurti Many of the status quo explanations for the way things are, learned through education and from the social order, collapse under conscious, individual scrutiny. This causes more conflicts focussed on the individuals analysis of his or her own reactions to the world at large and of the behavior of others. Common behaviors and the ethics of the prevailing social order become seen as inadequate, wrong or hypocritical. Positive maladjustment prevails. For Dabrowski, these crises represent a strong potential for development toward personal growth and mental health. Using a positive definition, mental health reflects more than social conformity: it involves a careful, personal examination of the world and of ones values leading to the development of an individual personality.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:27:51 +0000
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