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Emergent Cyclical Levels Of Existence
Graves's emergent cyclical levels of existence (E-C theory or ECLET) is a theory of adult Developmental psychology, human development constructed from experimental data by Union College professor of psychology Clare W. Graves. It produces an open-ended series of levels,#CITEREFCook2008, Cook (2008), p. 29–30 and has been used as a basis for Spiral Dynamics#CITEREFBeckCowan1996, Beck and Cowan (1996), pp. 3, 28–30 and other managerial and philosophical systems. Names Graves used a variety of names for his theory during his lifetime, ranging from the generic ''Levels of Human Existence'' in his earlier work to lengthy names such as ''Emergent Cyclical, Phenomenological, Existential Double-Helix Levels of Existence Conception of Adult Human Behavior'' (1978) and ''Emergent Cyclical Double-Helix Model of the Adult Bio-Pyscho-Social Behaviour'' (1981).#CITEREFCowanTodorovic2005, Cowan and Todorovic (2005), pp. vi-vii In his posthumously published book, ''The Never Ending Quest'', G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychology is the science, scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan. Developmental psychologists aim to explain how thinking, feeling, and behaviors change throughout life. This field examines change across three major dimensions, which are physical development, cognitive development, and social emotional development. Within these three dimensions are a broad range of topics including motor skills, executive functions, morality, moral understanding, language acquisition, social change, personality, emotional development, self-concept, and identity formation. Developmental psychology examines the influences of nature ''and'' nurture on the process of human development, as well as processes of change in context across time. Many researchers are interested in the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
