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System Thinking —When Can Someone Be Mature?

We can refuse anything, but we can never refuse maturity.

C’est La Vie/ Perhaps That’s Been The Story of Life

Theory

From a psychological point of view, the hallmark of a person’s maturity is the ability to see the world from more diverse and integrated perspectives and to have a relatively more complex self. Golden Allport designed 6 criteria for the mature personality

1. Extension of the sense of self/ Being able to look at yourself positively but objectively and realistically
2. Warm relating to self to others: trust, empathy, tolerance, etc/ able to establish intimate relationships with others
3. Have a sense of humor/very insightful into one’s own behavior
4. Emotional Security or Self-acceptance
5. Realistic perception of the environment/Having common sense
6. Unifying philosophy of life

The person’s maturity depends on his level of self-development. It refers to “how complex a person’s experience of himself and the world can…