When fixing problems kills personal development: fMRI reveals conflict between Real and Ideal selves

Many coaching approaches aim to change behavior by increasing self-knowledge. However, self-knowledge can be difficult to achieve. One hypothesis (e.g., Jung, Rogers) is that self-knowledge is challenging because there is inherent conflict between different aspects of the self. This hypothesis is fo...

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Main Authors: Anthony Ian Jack, Angela M. Passarelli, Richard Eleftherios Boyatzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1128209/full