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Level V: Secondary Integration

Secondary integration is the ideal culmination of personality development in Dąbrowski’s theory. Here, internal conflict has been resolved through the unification of behavior, values, and ideals.

Features include:
• Complete autonomy and self-realization
• Deep and universal empathy
• Harmony between inner experience and external action
• Service to humanity guided by moral vision

Few reach this level, but it serves as a guiding image for developmental aspiration.