Worldview LensImpulsive
Needs and impulses drive; others are sources of gratification or frustration.
How it sounds
I want it now. He's mean cuz he won't give it.
Got mad and hit it. Whatever, it was stupid.
Signs in writing
- very short, bodily or emotional statements
- good/bad = nice to me/mean to me
- no reflection on causes
Values
immediate gratification · safety
Fears
punishment · being controlled
Staying healthy at this stage
- clear, simple structure and consistent caregivers
- immediate, concrete feedback
Growth edge
- notice the gap between wanting and getting
- learn simple rules that protect you
How to be heard at this stage
- be concrete and immediate
- offer simple choices with clear consequences
The same altitude in other models
Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.
- Impulsive Loevinger
- Preoperational Commons
- Intuitive-Projective Fowler
- Imperial mind Kegan
- Opportunist Torbert
- Tribal / Magical Spiral Dynamics
- Obedience & punishment Kohlberg
- Magenta Wilber
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