Master's Seminar: The primarily integrated in the context of civilisational changes PSY-JSM-Smgr-RS

I'm inviting you not to just another class, but to build a community of junior researchers and practitioners who understand the functioning of social space and, after graduation, want to actively engage in changing it. I hope to find individuals who, on the one hand, can afford to devote significant time to this project (I realize this can be difficult, especially for working students), and on the other, are particularly sensitive to the pathologization of everyday life resulting from the rejection of Christian anthropology as a foundation for building civilization. The seminar I invite you to is a continuation of the highly successful seminar conducted between 2024 and 2026, which concluded with interesting and important work. Most of the theses received excellent reviews and could be published in scientific journals.
The research conducted at the previous seminar did not address the core issues, as despite large sample sizes, the groups were not randomly selected, and the study participants proved more resistant to pathological phenomena in their surroundings than the general population. Therefore, in this seminar, we will focus on adults, primarily integrated individuals, who are the primary recipients of advertising and media messages, especially television, as well as the targets and victims of political manipulation. Assuming they constitute the majority of society, the marketing strategies of most companies are built around their needs, views, tastes, and lifestyles, and everyone is encouraged to adopt their lifestyle. It is also they who, through their political choices, have the greatest influence on our lives and the shape of the Polish political system.
Seminars typically begin with theoretical and methodological foundations, and only after a year do research preparation and thesis writing begin. As a result, master's students often say after graduating, "Now I could write a thesis, and I'd know how." For this reason, I propose an agile approach, which yields excellent results in programming, strategic management, and product development. This means that we won't build everything from scratch, but your work will be a continuation, a kind of iteration, of the work of your predecessors.
Although it is not a requirement for this seminar, I encourage you to write your theses in English so that you can share your results with as wide an audience as possible around the world, especially since a good command of English is a requirement for participation in the seminar.
I'd like the seminar to be a collaborative effort. Before we begin our research, we need to thoroughly describe the subject's profile, drawing on Kazimierz Dąbrowski's writings, and then find methods for diagnosing it and reaching these participants. This will be a difficult task, as these individuals are reluctant to participate in any research.
Next, we'll discuss research topics, which are rather rigid for this seminar, as they are a continuation of work from the previous seminar. Here are the suggested topics for master's theses.
Although much of the literature on the subject, as well as research methods and even some tools, may be similar, the works in this edition will incorporate new elements that were unavailable to graduate students or that they used only to a very limited extent. These new elements include Christian anthropology, a process approach, and reference to Kazimierz Dąbrowski's levels of personality development.
Christian anthropology. Despite the vast tradition of personalist philosophy, personalism, especially Christian personalism, has struggled to penetrate the thinking and practice of contemporary psychologists. The fundamental premise of Christian anthropology, expressed by John Paul II, that man cannot understand himself or others without Christ, finds no translation into any therapeutic practices or educational methods, beyond declarations. However, such attempts to build psychology on this anthropology have been undertaken, and the research at this seminar will be based on this foundation. We will refer to three fundamental positions, to which I am providing links immediately.
Rulla , Luigi M. (1986). Anthropology of the Christian vocation/1 Interdisciplinary bases . Gregorian University Press.
Vitz, P. C., Nordling, W. J. and Craig, S., Sterling, T. (Eds). (2020). A Catholic Christian meta-model of the person: Integration with psychology and mental health practice . Divine Mercy University Press. (Link to 2 chapters, entire book available in the UPJPII library reading room).
Wojtyła, K. (1994). Person and action. Publishing house of the Scientific Society of the Catholic University of Lublin.
Process (dynamic) approach. Every person is in a constant process of change. These changes have their own dynamics and trajectory. Folk wisdom says, "Don't judge me by my past, because I'm no longer there." Yet psychologists still do this. A personality test completed on a difficult day can provide a basis for assessing someone, although it doesn't reflect who that person is today. In this regard, all the research from the previous seminar must be updated, especially in terms of the tools used (usually static). The textbook on process psychology is still being developed, but its initial principles and definitions can be found in the text below.
Stocki, R. (unpublished). Chapter 2. Introduction to process psychology.
Stocki, R. (1992). Individual cognitive processes in an unlimited time perspective: Cognitive style as an example of a long-term cognitive process. In: Strelau , Nęcka , E. (Eds.) Individual differences. Capabilities and preferences. Pp. 135-150. Ossolineum

Kazimierz Dąbrowski's model of personality development. The very concept of primary integration in the title comes from this author. Here is an excerpt from his description of this integration: "The reality function – the dominant function in the adult's hierarchy of needs – is here subservient to simple, ordinary drive needs and physiological functions. These are, so to speak, primarily integrated functions. Such structures also occur in adults" (Dąbrowski, 1975, p . 51). Students, especially psychology students, who constituted the largest group of participants, and those interested in research are rarely primarily integrated, therefore it is necessary to create a psychological profile of these individuals and invite them to participate in the research. Recommended reading includes Dąbrowski's works. I am including two valuable, though little-known, ones.
Dąbrowski, K. (1975). Personality and its formation through positive disintegration. Polish Society of Mental Hygiene.
Dąbrowski, K. (1979). Developmental psychotherapy . Polish Society of Mental Hygiene.

Entry requirements for participants
Very good knowledge of English (most of the difficult reading material is in this language)
Availability to attend the seminar in person on Mondays from 4:15-6:15 PM
Availability to participate in cumulative classes on October 23-24.
Willingness to participate in similar weekend activities in the future.
Having time to study seminar readings and work on research and thesis.
Willingness to collaborate and support others in their master's theses and to accept help from others.
I invite you to an introductory seminar on Monday (October 5) from 4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Room