The Concept of Psychological Maturity

The words “good” and “bad” have been replaced by the words mature and immature. Certain characteristics mark the psychological mature individual: firm anchorage in reality, warmth and caring for other persons from an increasingly giving posture, productivity in work suited to ability, responsibility toward the small and the large social group, secure sense of self, development of a value system, and resilience under stress. (71 pp.)