Integral individuality is an approach to studying the nature of temperament, according to which individuality is understood as a complex, interdisciplinary object of research, not reducible to the sum of its parts. The theory of integral personality was first introduced by V. S. Merlin . The theory is known and recognized not only in Russian psychology, but also in foreign academic psychology [1] .
Merlin's approach is similar to the position of the Teplov- Nebylitsyn school, but these two schools are not oppositional, but complement each other [2] . The difference between Merlin's concept is that attention is focused not on individual measurements of temperament, but on complexes of its properties [2] .
Levels of Integral Identity
Merlin distinguished between the following levels of integral personality.
- Biochemical
- General somatic (e.g. anatomical and morphological)
- Neurodynamic (e.g., properties of the nervous system )
- Psychodynamic (e.g. temperament, emotional-volitional properties)
- Mental properties of the personality (for example, the orientation of the personality, personality traits, the meaningful relationship of the personality with its environment)
- Socio-psychological (e.g. social roles )
- Socio-historical [2]
Notes
- ↑ L.Ya. Dorfman. METHODOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE THEORY OF INTEGRAL INDIVIDUALITY V.S. MERLIN . Methodology and history of psychology. 2008. Volume 3. Issue 3. Date of treatment November 6, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 3. INTEGRAL INDIVIDUALITY AND ITS STRUCTURE, Chapter 17 DIFFERENTIAL PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY. Fundamentals of Psychophysiology. Aleksandrov Yu. I. Page 105. Read online - Bookap . bookap.info. Date of treatment November 6, 2014.