Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Immaturity of thinking manifest itself in 6 ways...

1. Idealism and criticalness - Envisioning an ideal world but realizing how far the real world falls short. Resulting in holding others responsible and convinced that the world can be run in a better way.

2. Argumentativeness - Constantly looking out for opportunities to try out and show off one's reasoning abilities by being argumentative.

3. Indecisiveness - Lack effective strategies for choosing among various alternatives.

4. Apparent Hypocrisy - Failure to recognise the difference between expressing an ideal and living up to it.

5. Self Conscious - Preoccupation with thinking about oneself, including the assumption that others are also thinking about oneself.

6. Specialness and Invulnerability - A belief that one is special and not subject to the rules that govern the rest of the world.

- Clinical Observation by David Elkind

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