Metamodernist Psychology
Metamodernist Psychology (sin. Metaxy-psychology; Russian: Метамодернистская психология, Метакси-психология) — contemporary psychological trend based on the cultural position and philosophy of Metamodernism.[1][2].
Methodological foundations[edit]
The theoretical basis of Metamodernist psychology is the notions of metamodernism as a "structure of feeling" — emotional reactions (attitudes) to what happened in society after the invention of the Internet in its political, socio-economic and socio-cultural life[3] and as well as a system for understanding the world in the digital age[4][5].
Subject[edit]
Subject of Metamodernist psychology is psychological features of the individual and groups formed under the influence of cultural practices of the digital environment[2] in conditions of life in a world influenced by global crises (climate change, financial downturns, and exacerbations of global conflicts).
Goals and objectives[edit]
The main goals are: to study the inner world of a man of the era of metamodernism, to help people who are experiencing difficulties in adapting to a present culture, and also to those who are looking for new ways of resolving psychological problems and crisis situations.
Main methods[edit]
As a central method the Metamodernist psychology uses a psychological / psychotherapeutic performance — the technique of an aesthetically enforced faith which replaces the educated by postmodern culture usual ironic attitude to the possibility of spiritual realization of a person.
This trick is built in accordance with performatism — the compensatory cultural reaction that arose in society in response to postmodern methods of deconstruction, diatropics and dispersion. According to R. Eshelman, performatism is realized in practice by means of «double framing»: an external aesthetic frame creates a kind of anti-ironic wall that protects the internal frame — true feelings of participants in a specific life scene[6]. A metamodernist psychologist by placing an aesthetic frame around a person limits the actualization of his thoughts and emotions, which prevent him from believing in the possibility of restoring his former spiritual values.
To research the hidden ideological messages and influences on human of new genres and types of performative communications[note 1] the method of Performance studies is applying[7].
Origins and history of development[edit]
The origins of Metamodernist psychology can be seen in cyberpsychology[8], Photographic psychology[9], Internet psychology[10], psychology of e-learning[11] and also in the works of researchers in the field of the impact of digital and computer technology on human behavior[note 2]
Origin of the term[edit]
The term "metamodernist psychology" was proposed by Grebenyuk A. A. in 2016[12].
The name «Metaxy-psychology» (Greek: Μεταξύ ψυχολογία) — comes from Greek: μεταξύ, which denotes oscillations between opposing (mutually contradictory) psychological approaches with simultaneous acceptance.
Further development[edit]
The next year A. A. Grebenyuk and A. E. Nosovtsov proposed metamodernist psychotherapy, which is an application of the principles of metamodernist psychology to help a person get rid of various emotional and personal problems, as well as with the purpose of therapeutic effect[13].
At present from the standpoint of metamodernist psychology attempts to research the psychology of narcological patients[14][15], mental disorders in creative people[16] and the problems of the so-called "death groups"[17].
General views[edit]
The authors of metamodernist psychology emphasize the rapid spread of digital network technologies in the modern world. In their view, the global digitalization of all aspects of human life[note 3] opens new avenues for the further development of mankind in a world influenced by global conflicts, the threat of environmental disasters, economic and political upheavals. All this contributes to the transition of people to life in a virtual world, where the main importance belongs to their digital copies, and the behavior is absolutely transparent[note 4]
New cultural practices of the digital environment began to form psychological processes, as a result of which the human perception of the world began to be characterized by a perceptual attitude to continuous research and recognition of the new, through constant fluctuations of attention, freeing from inertia of the reasonable and absurd ("oscillation").[16] Refusal to recognize the impenetrable boundaries between the real and virtual, "evidentiary" and "unsubstantiated", "right" or "wrong", determined the refusal to recognize any information as the ultimate truth ("post-truth"). This allows us to take everything that is happening at once in a serious and detached-ironic way ("post-irony"), thanks to which the individual's ability to simultaneously perceive opposing ideas and to a holistic perception of events and phenomena has developed.
Experiencing a relationship to the world from a multitude of positions simultaneously — turns a person to reflecting the components of his emotional life and encourages the verification of any information to correspond to "inner psychological truth" ("new sincerity").
This contributes to the revival of interest in lost values, to respectful and not ironic citation of patterns, lyricism, de-ideologization of historical heritage and hope for a bright future ("new romanticism"), which reduces the sense of risk of everyday routine and encourages creativity.
— А. A. Grebenyuk, 2017[1]
Thus, the type of personality claimed by the cultural era of metamodernism is represented by the qualities of a pragmatic romanticist, not constrained by ideological principles.
Peculiarities of metamodernist psychological work[edit]
According to Metamodernism theory, reconstruction must follow deconstruction. Therefore, where postmodern psychology was aimed at deconstructing the "Ego" (self-identity) and its subsequent social construction, metamodernist psychology is aimed at its "restoration". Unlike postmodernist psychology, which considers the care of inner life in the conditions of life in the technology world "a luxury — if not a waste of time"[18], metamodernist psychology returns to a person the care of his spiritual development by reconstructing his real interests and goals in life, which returns him the meaning of life, hope, and restores the integrity of his personality.
Forcing the client to experience transcendence aesthetically, the psychologist encourages him to believe in the "beauty" of the reconstructed values that have always had special significance for this person. In these artificial conditions, he prompts the client to accept them again, rather than changing his attitude to what was really important to him, but, under the influence of postmodernism, it seemed too simple, ridiculous or banal.[16] As a result of this psychological impact, a person begins to mentally return and reflect on seemingly lost opportunities. In this case, a special experience arises, "as if" he can fix everything and start living, realizing his dreams and ideals. This experience draws a person to the possibilities of the modern digital world, allowing to adapt his dream to the realities of the 21st century.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ mobile reports, Facebook-pages, Twitter-accounts, Internet-trolling, network fakes, etc.
- ↑ Voiskunsky A. E., Tikhomirov O. K., Babaeva Yu. D., Yang K. et al.
- ↑ see: Internet of things, Virtual reality, Digital clone etc.
- ↑ see: Digital footprint, Anonymity on the Internet
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grebenyuk, Anatoly A. (2017), Outlines of Metamodernist Psychology, Metamodernizm magazine, retrieved 21 December 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grebenyuk, Anatoly A. (2017). "The Theoretical and Methodological foundations of Metamodernist Psychology". Fundamental and applied research: current issues, achievements and innovations (collection of articles III International scientific-practical conference) (in русский) (G. Y. Gulyaeva ed.). Penza: "Science and Education": 189–195.
- ↑ Vermeulen, Timotheus; van den Akker, Robin (2010). "Notes on metamodernism". Journal of Aesthetics & Culture. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ Abramson, S. "Metamodernism: The Basics". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ Freinacht, Hanzi (March 10, 2017). The Listening Society: A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book One. Metamoderna ApS. p. 414. ISBN 978-8799973903. Search this book on
- ↑ Eshelman, R. (2001). "Performatism, or the End of Postmodernism". Anthropoetics. 6 (2).
- ↑ Schechner, Richard (2002). Stucky, Nathan; Wimmer, Cynthia, eds. "Foreword: Fundamentals of Performance Studies". Teaching Performance Studies. Southern Illinois University Press.
- ↑ Blascovich, Jim; Bailenson, Jeremy. Infinite reality: avatars, eternal life, new worlds, and the dawn of the virtual revolution (1st ed.). New York: William Morrow. ISBN 0061809500. Search this book on
- ↑ Suler, J. "Photographic Psychology: Image and Psyche".
- ↑ Wallace, P. (1999). The Psychology of the Internet. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-521-63294-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Yan, Zheng Hao; Heping, Hobbs; Jon, L.; Wen, Ning (2003). "The psychology of e-learning: a field of study". Journal of Educational Computing Research. 29 (3): 285–296.
- ↑ Grebenyuk, Anatoly A. (2016). "Metamodernism in psychology or a departure from the game to life with her performatism". WORLD SCIENCE: PROBLEMS AND INNOVATIONS (collection of articles VI International scientific-practical conference) (in русский). Penza: "Science and Education". 1: 313–316.
- ↑ Grebenyuk, А. A.; Nosovtsov, А. E. (2017). "Metamodernistic Psychotherapy: theoretical foundations and tasks to solve". Fundamental and applied research: current issues, achievements and innovations (collection of articles III International scientific-practical conference) (in русский) (G. Y. Gulyaeva ed.). Penza: "Science and Education": 207–212.
- ↑ Zlatkovsky, V. V. (2017). "Metamodernism in psychology or a look at the problem of addictive behavior in the "new reality"". Fundamental and applied research: current issues, achievements and innovations (collection of articles III International scientific-practical conference) (in русский) (G. Y. Gulyaeva ed.). Penza: "Science and Education": 196–200.
- ↑ Zlatkovsky, V. V.; Mandybura, V. А. (2017). "The exploration of reasons for distrust to the drug dependence treatment services from the standpoint of metamodernistic approach in psychology". Modern technologies: current issues, achievements and innovations (collection of articles of the winners of the V International Scientific and Practical Conference) (in русский) (G. Y. Gulyaeva ed.). Penza: "Science and Education": 161–167.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Grebenyuk, А. A.; Nosovtsov, А. E. (2017). "Particularity of psychological work with creative people — carriers of metamodern personality traits". INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH (collection of articles X International scientific-practical conference) (in русский) (G. Y. Gulyaeva ed.). Penza: "Science and Education": 273–276.
- ↑ Stroyevsky, V. A. "The problem of death groups and the Metamodernism".
- ↑ Gergen, Kenneth J. (1994). "The Self: Death by Technology". Hedgehog Review. 1: 25–34.
See also[edit]
- Grebenyuk, A. A.; Nosovtsov, A. E. (June 20, 2017). "Metamodernist psychology as a new approach to the study of the behavior of a modern human (Author's translation)". Metamodernist Psychology.
External links[edit]
- Official site Metamodernist Psychology(in Russian)
- The resource site for performatism and other concepts of post-postmodernism.
- Metamodern — journal of Metamodernism (in Russian)
- Metamodernist Psychology in socials: Facebook official page(in Russian), Facebook group(in Russian), Vk group(in Russian)
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