Making methodological sense of practices of personality interventions: facilitation, nootechnics, life enhancement

The paper compares varied ways of personality interventions in psychology and related disciplines. Following the analysis of the concepts of psychotechnics a new concept of nootechnics is introduced for an alternative form of intervention, not aimed at a preset ideal outcome, but rather stimulating...

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Main Author: Leontyev D.A.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2012-10-01
Series:Консультативная психология и психотерапия
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Online Access:http://psyjournals.ru/en/mpj/2012/n4/63447.shtml
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Summary:The paper compares varied ways of personality interventions in psychology and related disciplines. Following the analysis of the concepts of psychotechnics a new concept of nootechnics is introduced for an alternative form of intervention, not aimed at a preset ideal outcome, but rather stimulating self#organization processes. Through the prism of this distinction the spiritual (meaning-related) dimension of psychotherapeutic work is analyzed, to justify the author's practice of life enhancement work.
ISSN:2075-3470
2311-9446