PSYB30H3 Final: Psyb30 – lec09.docx
Document Summary
Dimensions of human existence: agency, focus on the self, formation of separations, striving for expansion and elevation of self, communion, focus on others, formation of connections, striving for contact and congregation with others, concepts and constructs, e. g. extraversion, extraversion is a concept that is used to explain phenomenon, but some concepts look similar to concepts in other theories, not surprising to have some degree of overlap because they are trying to explain the same thing, concepts are used to categorize phenomenon, but how do you categorize concepts, two broad themes that penetrate human existence that finds their way into different theories, use metaconcepts, used to categorize concepts that are used in a variety of theories, agency and communion, two propensities and strivings, agency, metaconcept that focuses on the self ii, reflects the life we live as individuals to individuate, elevate,
