Level One - Life and Instinct

The most ancient level is associated with the preservation of the organism.

Its main tasks are:

• breath;
• nutrition;
• protection;
• search for safety;
• avoidance of pain;
• procreation;
• automatic response to threat.

At the physiological level, these processes involve the brainstem, hypothalamus, autonomic nervous system and other ancient regulatory structures.

In popular culture, this level is sometimes referred to as the "reptilian brain," but modern neuroscience considers this division overly simplistic. The brain does not consist of three independent layers, successively built on top of each other. Ancient and new structures work together.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "Am I safe to live?"
• Main need:
• preservation of life.

Second level - Emotions and attachment

As social animals evolved, emotional connections became increasingly important.

• Emotions helped to quickly assess what was happening:
• dangerous or safe;
• pleasant or unpleasant;
• yours or someone else's;
• to approach or move away.
• This level includes:

• fear;
• joy;
• anger;
• attachment;
• pleasure;
• care;
• jealousy;
• emotional memory.→

These processes involve not just the “limbic system,” but distributed brain networks including the amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus, insular, and prefrontal cortex.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "What do I feel and where do I belong?"
• Main need:
• emotional connection.

The third level is Social belonging

For humans, survival depended heavily on the group.

Therefore, the following abilities were developed:

• recognize faces and intentions;
• understand status and roles;
• imitate;
• cooperate;
• learn from others;
• follow the rules;
• to feel shame, guilt and pride;
• protect family and community.

At this level, a person begins to perceive himself not only as a separate organism, but also as part of a family, clan, and group.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "Who are my people and what is my place among them?"
• Main need:
• belonging and recognition.

Level Four: Reason and Modeling the World

The development of the cerebral cortex has expanded the human ability to analyze information and create internal models of reality.

The following arise:

• speech;
• logics;
• abstract thinking;
• cause and effect analysis;
• planning;
• complex training;
• use of symbols;
• technical creativity.

Reason allows a person to act not only on the basis of immediate emotion, but also taking into account knowledge and possible consequences.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "How does the world work?"
• Main need:
• understanding.

Level Five – Consciousness and Introspection

Consciousness allows a person not only to think, but also to observe his own thinking.

• He begins to notice:
• your reactions;
• motives;
• fears;
• beliefs;
• internal contradictions.
• The ability to say arises:
• "I feel anger, but I am not obligated to act under its influence."
• This is where the space between impulse and action appears.
• Psychological question of the level:
• "What's going on inside me?"
• Main need:
• clarity and awareness.

Level Six – Will and Self-Government

Awareness creates the possibility of choice, but choice becomes reality only through the will.

Will allows:

• hold the target;
• manage attention;
• delay instant gratification;
• keep promises;
• change habits;
• act despite fear;
• maintain direction in difficult conditions.

Physiologically, self-management is associated with the joint work of the prefrontal cortex, attention, memory, motivation, and emotional regulation systems.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "Am I able to control myself?"
• Main need:
• inner freedom.

Level Seven – Values ​​and Morals

A person is capable of evaluating actions not only according to the principle of “pleasant - unpleasant” or “profitable - unprofitable”.

• He starts asking:
• is this fair;
• is it worthy;
• will it cause harm;
• does this correspond to my beliefs?
• At this level the following arise:

• moral principles;
• conscience;
• responsibility;→
• respect for dignity;
• sense of justice;
• the ability to give up profit for the sake of values.

Morality is formed under the influence of biological prerequisites, upbringing, culture, personal experience and conscious reflection.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "What is right?"
• Main need:
• internal integrity.

Level Eight – Soul and Authenticity

In the philosophical model of DREVO, the soul denotes the inner core of the personality.

This level is associated with:

• a sense of the true self;
• love;→
• conscience;
• compassion;
• experience of beauty;
• creativity;
• inner honesty;
• deep personal values.

Scientifically, the soul is not defined as a separate organ or measurable structure. In the DREVO model, this concept is used to describe the holistic subjective experience and moral individuality of a person.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "Who am I really?"
• Main need:
• authenticity.

Level Nine - Spirit and Direction

Spirit in the DREVO model reflects a person's ability to direct life toward goals that extend beyond immediate comfort.

It manifests itself through:

• courage;
• loyalty to principles;
• purpose;→
• long-term thinking;→
• service;→
• the ability to endure difficulties for the sake of meaning;
• concern for the future.

If the soul determines the inner content of the personality, then the spirit sets the direction of its movement.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "What do I live for?"
• Main need:
• meaning.

Level Ten - Creation

At this level, a person ceases to be just a consumer of a ready-made world.

He begins to create:

• knowledge;→
• family;→
• culture;→
• art;
• technologies;→
• enterprises;
• communities;
• new forms of cooperation;
• restored nature.

Creation is a transition from internal development to external contribution.

• Psychological question of the level:
• "What will be better because of me?"
• Main need:
• implementation.

Level Eleven - Service and Legacy

The highest social function of the individual becomes the ability to act for the sake of life, which will continue after it.

• The man thinks:
• about children;
• about the students;
• about society;
• about nature;
• about future generations;
• about knowledge and systems that can work without it.
• Here the personality goes beyond personal success.
• Psychological question of the level:
• "What will live after me?"
• Main need:
• continuation of meaning in time.

Personality as a vertical of development

Levels do not replace each other.

Higher functions do not destroy lower ones.

A mature person continues to need security, emotion, belonging, and recognition.

But he ceases to be completely controlled by these needs alone.

Development means that each subsequent level is able to comprehend and guide the previous ones.

• Instinct gives energy to life.
• Emotions give her experience.
• Reason helps to understand.
• Consciousness creates choice.
• Will embodies choice.
• Values ​​define the boundaries of what is acceptable.
• The soul retains its authenticity.
• The spirit sets the direction.
• Creation turns potential into benefit.
• Service and legacy connect a person's life with the future.

Highest social function

The highest social function of man lies not only in the ability to adapt to society.

It manifests itself in the ability to:

• understand others;
• to unite people;
• create trust;
• to transfer knowledge;
• resolve conflicts;
• to shape culture;
• build institutions;
• to care for those whom a person will never see in person.

It is this ability that makes civilization possible.

In the philosophical model of DREVO, the developed cerebral cortex can be metaphorically calledinterface of the soul and higher social functions, because through the work of the brain, a person’s internal values ​​are transformed into speech, relationships, moral decisions, creativity and constructive projects.

But the expression “antenna of the soul” remains a philosophical metaphor, not a proven neurophysiological mechanism.

DREVO's Personality Evolution Formula

Life → Instinct → Emotion → Belonging → Reason → Awareness → Will → Values ​​→ Soul → Spirit → Creation → Service → Heritage.

• This sequence is not a rigid ladder.
• All levels interact simultaneously.
• However, it shows the general direction of development:

from preserving one's own life to the ability to preserve and develop life around oneself.

Definition

The evolution of personality levels is a gradual increase in the complexity of the ways in which a person maintains life, feels, thinks, is aware of himself, manages behavior, builds relationships, forms values, creates meaning, and makes a creative contribution to the future.

In the New Psychology of DREVO, maturity is achieved not by rejecting ancient levels, but by their harmonious inclusion into a higher system of consciousness, responsibility and service.

A person begins with the instinct for life, but it doesn't end there. The highest level of their development occurs when they transform the life they receive into a source of life, knowledge, and opportunity for others.

Laws of personality development

Introduction

Personality development is not a random process. It follows certain patterns that manifest themselves regardless of a person's culture, age, or profession.

In New Psychology DREVO, these patterns are called the laws of personality development.

They describe not strict rules, but principles, the understanding of which helps a person consciously build their life.

1. Law of Integrity

A human being is a single living system.

The body, subconscious, psyche, consciousness, will, soul, spirit, values, relationships and environment constantly influence each other.

The development of one level should not occur at the expense of the destruction of others.

Real development strengthens the entire system.