An Empirical Study of Young French Quebecers’ Imaginary Using the Archetypal Test with Nine Elements: Exploring the Links between Interpersonal Styles and Socioeconomic Status

Bellehumeur, Christian R.; Lavoie, Louis-Charles; Malette, Judith; Laprée, Raymond; Guindon, Marilyn

doi:10.18848/2327-008x/cgp/v07i03/53167

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“…For instance, the relevance of the ASI and/or AT.9 have been conceptually and empirically demonstrated in the context of resilience and spirituality ( Bellehumeur, 2011 ; Nguyen et al, 2018 ; Bellehumeur and Carignan, 2021 ; Yeung and Bellehumeur, 2021 ), wellbeing, virtues, as well as personal strengths ( Bellehumeur et al, 2017 ). The conceptual and empirical adequacy of the ASI and the AT.9 have also been shown in the context of the paradoxical dimension of boundaries in psychotherapy, theology, and anthropology ( Bellehumeur and Chambers, 2017 ; Bellehumeur, 2020 ; Kam and Bellehumeur, 2020a , b ); along with various concepts associated with interpersonal styles as well as and marital, family, and psychotherapeutic relationships ( Bellehumeur et al, 2013 ; Bellehumeur, 2014a , b ; Bellehumeur and Carignan, 2018 ). The relational dimension of the AT.9 has also been demonstrated through its use in studies measuring how collaborative someone is with others ( Bellehumeur et al, 2013 ), and operationalizing how bicultural individuals navigate relationships while living in two cultures ( Yeung, 2018 ).…”

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Grasping the paradoxical nature of wisdom through unconscious integrative complexity

Kam

Bellehumeur²

2022

Front. Psychol.

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There has been much progress in the scientific study of wisdom on both conceptual and empirical fronts in the past few decades. Despite all the progress being made, there are still gaps that can be filled to provide even more explanatory power and coherence. Although academic discourse on wisdom has included the ability to integrate issues in a complex manner, there is still room for improved theorizing on wisdom’s integrative complexity. Since integrative complexity has both conscious and unconscious dimensions, including the latter in discussions on wisdom will add a valuable aspect to its conceptualization. This article will argue how unconscious integrative complexity is the variable in wisdom’s conceptual equation that involves paradox, which is a well-known sign of wisdom. Explanations contrasting conscious integrative complexity and unconscious integrative complexity in reference to wisdom will be discussed. Then, the Archetypal Test of the Nine Elements will be proposed as a testing instrument to operationalize unconscious integrative complexity. After the conceptualization and operationalization are worked through, we will conclude with a couple examples to illustrate our reflections.

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Grasping the paradoxical nature of wisdom through unconscious integrative complexity

Kam

Bellehumeur²

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…The heroic structure: The diurnal regime, or the schizomorphic or heroic and purist structure, is the daytime image characterized by the verbal schema "to distinguish" and the dominant postural position of "getting up or standing, ascending," or the upward rising thrust (Bellehumeur et al, 2013). The heroic structure, in its postural reflexive gesture, predisposes to stand, to ascend, to separate (or distinguish or clarify) what is good and elevate us from what is bad or evil and what makes us fall, to purify, to struggle to victory (Laprée, 2000).…”

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“…This is like the linking of opposite principles in the Chinese philosophy of yin-yang (Wong, 2016c). While the synthetic structure embraces paradox, Durand believes that personality disorders and social unrest can result from the disbalance of the heroic or mystical regimes being off-balance (Bellehumeur et al, 2013;Laprée, 2000). According to Durand-Sun (2013), the antithesis of Eastern and Western values can co-exist.…”

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An anthropological examination of virtues and character strengths and wellbeing: Imagining a good life in professional training

Bellehumeur¹,

Bilodeau²,

Yeung³

2017

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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Since its inception, there has been a rapid growth in the number of studies on Peterson and Seligman's ( 2004) classification of Positive Psychology's (PP) strengths and virtues, linking them to wellbeing (Brdar & Kashdan, 2010). However, some authors have criticized this approach (Schwartz & Sharpe, 2006), arguing that this classification does not integrate a complete understanding of the Aristotelian virtue of practical wisdom. Building on this critique, the article aims to apply the theoretical framework of Gilbert Durand's Anthropological Structures of the Imaginary (ASI) in order to provide a nuanced approach to understanding Positive Psychology's concepts of strengths and virtues. We suggest that this approach will contribute to enhancing the implications of these concepts for the practice of supervision and psychotherapy. In the first section, we explore the notion of virtue from the Positive Psychology perspective and contrast it with the Aristotelian perspective. The comparison of these two perspectives lead to a rationale for proposing Durand's ASI theory for greater understanding of the complexities inherent to the notion of virtues and their associated character strengths and their role in fostering a good life. In the second section, we briefly present an overview of Durand's ASI theory. In the third section, we further demonstrate the links between the two theoretical frameworks (i.e., Durand's ASI and PP's strengths and virtues), by providing applications of the relevance of ASI to both Peterson and Seligman's (2004) six virtues and 24 character strengths. Lastly, a case conceptualization is presented to articulate the clinical implications of this proposed approach.

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Exploring Rational and Non-rational Dimensions of Interpersonal Complexity

Kam

Bellehumeur

2021

J Adult Dev

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An Empirical Study of Young French Quebecers’ Imaginary Using the Archetypal Test with Nine Elements: Exploring the Links between Interpersonal Styles and Socioeconomic Status

Cited by 8 publications

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Grasping the paradoxical nature of wisdom through unconscious integrative complexity

Grasping the paradoxical nature of wisdom through unconscious integrative complexity

An anthropological examination of virtues and character strengths and wellbeing: Imagining a good life in professional training

Exploring Rational and Non-rational Dimensions of Interpersonal Complexity

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