Personal change is generally considered as a gradual and linear process, which occurs either as a result of maturation over the lifespan or as the result of therapeutic interventions. However, research from different disciplines-including anthropology, philosophy, and psychology suggests the existence of a second type of change-transformative or transformational - which involves a radical and long-lasting shift in the individual's core beliefs, values, and attitudes. In this contribution, I will review key definitions and conceptualizations of transformative experience, discuss the scientific and practical relevance of this construct, and suggest some future directions for research.
Gaggioli, A., Voce "Transformative Cognition", in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible, Palgrave Macmillan, London 2020: 1-9. 10.1007/978-3-319-98390-5 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/179887]
Transformative Cognition
Gaggioli, Andrea
2020
Abstract
Personal change is generally considered as a gradual and linear process, which occurs either as a result of maturation over the lifespan or as the result of therapeutic interventions. However, research from different disciplines-including anthropology, philosophy, and psychology suggests the existence of a second type of change-transformative or transformational - which involves a radical and long-lasting shift in the individual's core beliefs, values, and attitudes. In this contribution, I will review key definitions and conceptualizations of transformative experience, discuss the scientific and practical relevance of this construct, and suggest some future directions for research.
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