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Level III: Spontaneous Multilevel Disintegration

This level marks a major developmental shift. Individuals begin to experience themselves in multilevel terms—recognizing gaps between how they live and how they *should* live.

Core features:
• Clear inner conflict between lower and higher values
• Spontaneous moral sensitivity
• Crisis of authenticity
• Increased capacity for empathy and imagination

This stage is turbulent but full of developmental potential.