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The Integrated Self
Fully functioning persons are characterised by a unity in thought, emotion, and action that amounts to "being someone" or having an "integrated self".
There are seven functions of an integrated self
Emotional Connectedness
- Extensive connections with implicit emotions and body perception
Broad Vigilance
- The scope of information processing
Utilisation of Felt Feedback
- Enabling a broad array of consequences of one's actions
Unconscious Processing
- Making wise decisions from numerous inputs such as needs, values, goals, action possibilities as well as others needs and intentions
Integration of Negative Experiences
- Merging contradictory needs and emotions of oneself and others including both positive and negative sides of en experience
Extended Resilience
- A capacity to turn emotional vulnerability into emotional strength
Extended Trust
- A deeply rooted tendency towards positive feelings about one's existence

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