Three levels of disintegration (unilevel disintegration, spontaneous multilevel disintegration, and organized multilevel disintegration) are analyzed in detail and it is proposed that they represent behaviour of early, middle and late periods of adolescence.

The Basic Concepts of Dbrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration. The basic principles of the Theory are outlined to give the reader an introduction to Dbrowski's ideas. This process can be modeled by a sequence of patterns of organization (attractors) as a developmental potential (a control parameter) changes. Dbrowski's theory is presented in six major works (Dbrowski 1964, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1996). The positive disintegration is the mental development described by the process of transition from lower to higher levels of mental life and stimulated by tension, inner conflict, and anxiety. historical study of the historical factors in the life of Kazimierz Dabrowski which contributed to the shaping of his Theory of Positive Disintegration. Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration, which was created almost a half century ago, still attracts psychologists' and educators' attention, and is extensively applied into studies of gifted and talented people. '(.) disintegration means the differentiation through loosening of structures, the dispersion and breaking up of psychic forces. Primary integration characterizes individuals who are largely under the influence of the first factor (biology) and the second factor (environment). Positive disintegration The royal path of development - a process through which an individuals development can progress from one level of functions to another, from a lower level to a higher one. According to Dabrowski, positive disintegration is characterized by a transition from narrow to a broad understanding of reality, involving the capacity for reflecting on one's past history (retrospection) and for envisaging future of one's personal growth (prospection). This article introduces a conceptual model of the adolescent development based on the theory of positive disintegration combined with theory of self-organization. In Dabrowski’s view, there are two types of integrationprimary and secondaryand four types of disintegrationpositive, negative, partial, and global. This article presents Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration (TPD) as future-oriented psychology.

Theory of positive disintegration