“traumatic life experiences can be conducive to the development of (personal) wisdom, a notion prominent in concepts such as post-traumatic growth, stress-related growth, or growth through adversity. After negative experiences such as accidents, life-threatening illness, or the death of a close other person, many people report self-perceived increases in aspects of personal growth such as compassion, affect regulation, self-understanding, honesty and reliability, spirituality, and self-reported wisdom itself. While such self-perceptions of growth may be delusional, it seems plausible that personal wisdom is fostered by the experience of fundamental changes that ‘force’ individuals to grow by challenging them to reorganize – but not completely destroy – their assumptions about life and priorities.”
Staudinger UM, Gluck J. Psychological wisdom research: commonalities and differences in a growing field. Annu Rev Psychol 2011; 62: 215-41.
Staudinger UM, Gluck J. Psychological wisdom research: commonalities and differences in a growing field. Annu Rev Psychol 2011; 62: 215-41.
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