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Nine Levels of Increasing Embrace in Ego Development
A Theory of Ego Development
Book • 2019
Susanne Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (EDT) outlines nine distinct stages of human development, each representing a qualitatively different and increasingly complex view of self and reality.
The stages range from the Impulsive and Preconventional to the advanced postconventional stages such as Construct-Aware, Ego-Aware, and Unitive.
Her work emphasizes the process of increasing embrace, where each stage contains the previous ones as subsets and represents a new whole with its own coherence and integration.
The theory is based on empirical research using Sentence Completion Tests and in-depth interviews, blending ideas from Western psychological development and Eastern philosophies to describe the journey towards greater self-awareness, wisdom, and effectiveness.
The stages range from the Impulsive and Preconventional to the advanced postconventional stages such as Construct-Aware, Ego-Aware, and Unitive.
Her work emphasizes the process of increasing embrace, where each stage contains the previous ones as subsets and represents a new whole with its own coherence and integration.
The theory is based on empirical research using Sentence Completion Tests and in-depth interviews, blending ideas from Western psychological development and Eastern philosophies to describe the journey towards greater self-awareness, wisdom, and effectiveness.
