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By Sabina A. Spencer and John D. Adams
Paraview Special Editions, 2003
ISBN: 1931044430
Psychology & Personal Growth, 198 pages
Paperback, $12.95 |
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What Are the Seven Stages Of Personal Growth?
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Knowing that people tend to respond to major changes in a
predictable pattern may help put natural reactions to change into
perspective. The stages have no particular time limits or degrees of
intensity.
Stage I: Losing Focus
This stage is marked by feelings of numbness or unreality.
Stage II: Minimizing the Impact
This is a period of denial, when people pretend that life is
"business as usual."
Stage III: The Pit
When minimizing and denial don't work anymore, reality finally hits
home. Depression and a sense of powerlessness set in.
Stage IV: Letting Go of the Past
This is a time of forgiveness and letting go, a time of preparing to
move on with life.
Stage V: Testing the Limits
During this stage, energy and enthusiasm return. This is a time to
experiment and try new ventures.
Stage VI: Searching for Meaning
At this stage of adjustment, people try to figure out what life is
about and who they really are.
Stage VII: Integrating
This is the time to stand back and find out what the changes and
transitions mean on a grander scale.
Copyright © 2003 Sabina A. Spencer
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