Some thoughts about the vital crises of development and strategies to overcome. /part 8/
Each phase of the crisis will pass through two main phases: 1. Initial phase - due to the occurrence of the precipitating event, the relatively stable and steady-state equilibrium is impaired; - Mobilization of recovery / safeguard mechanisms. The possible outcomes of the crisis are: resolving the crisis; de-adaptive solutions; serious disorganization. When identifying the phases of crisis, it is important to carefully consider the balancing factors: the perception of the event by the individual, the situational support and the coping mechanisms.
The crisis is always accompanied by symptoms that hinder adequate decision-making and the structuring of time and space, leading to chaotic action, inefficiency, hopelessness, etc. These symptoms are of different modalities: emotional; bodily; behavioral; cognitive; others: lack of appetite, insomnia. When it comes to the periodicity of human development, the name of Charlotte Buchler can not be missed. Her theory is an empirically-verified system with multiple studies across the life span. Buchler 's name is related to the understanding of life as a biography and the validation of the biographical method in his study. Charlotte Buchler works in Vienna as her first interests concern childhood and adolescence, but gradually spread over the entire life path. In her view, it is impossible to explain the individual ages without taking into account the integrity of the mental repertoire and, above all, the integrity of the life task.