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Volume 4 Number 1
Fall 2010
| Dialogue,
Monologue, and Change of Perspective Małgorzata Puchalska-Wasyl John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland) |
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67-79 |
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ABSTRACT. Dialogicality is not a new topic in psychology. Recently, however, Hubert Hermans’ conception of the dialogical self has contributed to a growth of interest in the issue. Some studies allow one to speculate that this broad phenomenon is not homogeneous. Within internal dialogical activity, at least 3 subgroups of processes can be distinguished: (1) the monologue, (2) the dialogue, and (3) a change of perspective. In this paper it is stated that, generally, there are seven meta-functions fulfilled by internal dialogicality, namely Support, Substitution, Exploration, Bond, Self-Improvement, Insight and Self-Guidance. Additionally, this study confirmed the legitimacy of the theoretical distinction between dialogue, monologue, and a changing point of view by showing their functional differentiation
Keywords: dialogical self, internal dialogue, monologue, changing perspective, imaginary interlocutor |
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