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Stages and Change in Development and Other Systems

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The present chapter examines models of change in human development, in other areas of psychology, in fields outside of psychology, and even in nonliving systems. The goal is to show that the present stage and substage model is grounded in change mechanisms that cut across other areas of study involving changes in organization or output. For many areas of study, I have found a common five-step sequence, and the chapter presents a generic model of stages of change that can work across disciplines.

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Young, G. (2011). Stages and Change in Development and Other Systems. In: Development and Causality. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9422-6_31

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