Психологія та
соціологія /9. Психологія розвитку
Tymofieva M. P., Miheev A. O.
Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine
«Bukovinian State Medical University»
Intrapersonal Conflict
as Harmonization Crisis of Identity
The results of theoretical analysis of the categories
of “intrapersonal conflict” (IPC) and “harmony of the personality” is analyzed.
An attempt to reveal the relationship of mechanism of IPC and psychosomatic
disorders is performed.
Formulation of the problem. In modern society, in times of crisis, the humanity,
more than ever, begins to look for ways to release from the state of
instability, presumes about the psychological state and health. Therefore, one
of the ways to overcome internal and intrapersonal conflicts is to harmonize
the human condition. Inner harmony is a mechanism of our psyche that provides
mental and psychological health at all levels.
Socially successful person is psychologically mature personality, takes
life creative, can compose or “spice up” outer and inner world due to spontaneous
activity of own psychic powers, has the perspective and objective view of
reality that provides relief from internal destruction. Person who is capable
of opening their own potential is psychologically healthy. The essence of the
harmonious development of personality is fully revealed in the study of experience
of psychologically safe individuals with the ability to feel happiness, enjoy
the process of creative self-realization, the development of own resources and
capabilities.
Plato said that health, like beauty, is determined by proportionality,
requires “the consent of opposites” and is expressed in dimensional correlation
of mental and physical.
Theoretical and methodological analysis of the problem shows that mainly
social, interpersonal, intrapersonal and psycho-physiological factors of
intrapersonal conflict (hereinafter IPC) are investigated. However, actually
the thorough studies that have examined the impact of IPC on the components of
psychological harmony of the individual are absent. At the same time, the
problem of IPC as harmonization identity crisis in the national psychology is
poorly studied.
The aim of this publication is the disclosure of the concept
of a harmonious personality, study of psychological substructures of harmonious
personality and relationship and impact of IPC on psychological harmony of
personality.
The results of theoretical analysis. The harmonious personality is a psychologically
balanced person, coordinated internally and externally. He is characterized by
manifestation of integrity of mental properties and processes. Psychological
harmony is produced in the process of education of person. The concept of
harmony can be seen in various aspects. The main of them are dimensional
existence of outer and inner life of the individual; bodily, mental and
spiritual being; existence in different environments – natural, tangible,
social. Another aspect of individual harmony is the coordination and
functioning of the main areas of the individual.
Based on the theory of neurosis by K. Horney, we argue that the dynamic
center forms a basic conflict between the attitude of “movement to the people”,
“movement against” and “the movement from people”. Because of the fear of being split into parts, on the one hand, and the need to function
as a single individual – on the other, the neurotic person makes desperate
attempts to resolve the conflict. While he is able to create some similarities
of artificial balance, there are always new conflicts and constantly need of new
ways to neutralize them. Each step in this struggle for the unity of
personality makes neurotic individual more hostile, helpless, indecisive,
alienated from himself and others, and the result is that interference that are
responsible for the conflict become even more insurmountable, and their actual
removal is increasingly unattainable. Finally, all hope is lost and destructive
behavioral responses are restoring that in turn generate new intrapersonal
conflicts.
Solving
interpersonal conflicts involves the application of basic principles and
methods that are considering individual specifics can be used in different
situations. These include: adequate assessment of the situation and the desire
to identify the contradictions that have provided the cause of the conflict and
caused anxiety, fear or anger; awareness of the existential meaning of the
conflict, analysis of importance degree, evaluation of place and role in terms
of consequences; localization of conflict causes, identify its substance; analysis
of the causes of intrapersonal conflicts; the use of physical exercise,
creative classes; feeling of muscle tense and then relaxing session of an
individual; changing conditions and / or style of work if intrapersonal
conflict occurs persistent because of unfavorable conditions of work; exploration
the possibility of reducing the level of claims if skills and capabilities do
not meet the aspirations and interests; testing the ability to forgive not only
others, but oneself; increase the level of confidence; be able to identify
priority needs and motives and focus to perform them firstly.
Thus,
intrapersonal conflict, naturally is peculiar to internal structure of
personality. Contradictions and struggle between different aspirations are
inherit to personalities. Usually this struggle is within the rules and not
violate the harmony of the individual. Harmonious personality is not a person that
knows no internal struggle. But sometimes this fight becomes a priority that
determines human behavior and the entire way of life.
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