About this video

• Video Title: Суператорика. Лекция для типологического клуба "Путь к себе", Санкт-Петербург
• Channel: Любимые типологии
• Speakers: Александр Латышев
• Duration: 01:28:09

Overview

This lecture by Alexander Latyshev introduces the concept of "Superatorika," a typology similar in its functional model to psychosophy, focusing on four aspects and strategies. The primary aim of Superatorika is to help individuals better cope with psychological problems, difficulties, and pressure by understanding their type and how to manage these challenges. The lecture emphasizes practical application over theoretical typology, discussing how different strategies help in various situations, from losing a phone to dealing with significant life events.

Key takeaways

• Superatorika's Framework: It utilizes a functional model with four aspects/strategies, akin to psychosophy, to understand how people handle problems.
• Definition of Psychological Problems: A problem arises when expectations are not met by reality, creating psychological pressure.
• Coping Strategies: The lecture details four strategies (Warrior, Priest, Magician, Trickster) for dealing with loss and unmet expectations, illustrating them with examples like losing a phone.
• Internal Defense Mechanisms: Superatorika posits that individuals have built-in mechanisms (strategies) that protect their psychological integrity, often working automatically.
• Application in Various Scenarios: The strategies are shown to be applicable in everyday situations (losing a phone, work deadlines) and more significant life events (loss of a loved one), providing a framework for psychological resilience.
• Distinction from Psychosophy: While related, Superatorika focuses on the foundational layer of psychological stability, enabling individuals to "stand firm" before engaging with the world or seeking external benefits, unlike psychosophy which operates at a higher level.
• First Aspects and Misunderstandings: The lecture highlights how the primary strategies (first aspects) are often misunderstood by others, leading to conflict, and encourages embracing one's core strategy.
• "Anti-help": The talk explores how attempts to help others can be misguided, often stemming from the helper's own needs or lack of understanding of the other person's psychological structure, leading to unhelpful or even harmful advice.

Here are the general topics covered in the lecture, presented in chronological order:

1. Introduction to Superatorika: The speaker introduces Superatorika as a typology built on a similar functional model to psychosophy, featuring four aspects/strategies and 24 types. He highlights its practical application in managing difficulties and psychological pressure.

2. Nature of Psychological Problems: The lecture defines psychological problems as arising when our expectations are not met by reality, creating pressure. This is contrasted with purely technical problems.

3. Psychological Readiness and Expectations: The discussion elaborates on how psychological readiness depends on our expectations (e.g., health, stable relationships, work, home) and how their violation leads to psychological distress.

4. Example: Loss of a Job: This scenario is used to illustrate how unmet expectations (e.g., being a valuable specialist) create psychological problems, and how the absence of such expectations can mitigate the impact.

5. Coping Strategies - General: The lecture introduces the idea that individuals have built-in mechanisms (strategies) that automatically protect their psychological integrity, becoming noticeable mainly in crisis situations.

6. Example: Loss of a Phone: This relatively minor issue is used to demonstrate how different strategies (Warrior, Priest, Magician, Trickster) react to a disruption in expectations.

   • Warrior Strategy: Focuses on fighting to regain what was lost, maintaining the belief that it's not truly gone as long as one struggles.
   • Priest Strategy: Involves acceptance and reorienting focus to the positives, understanding that life continues despite the loss.
   • Magician Strategy: Centers on finding the positive aspects of the situation or reframing expectations to see the benefit in the loss.
   • Trickster Strategy: Aims to find a perspective where the loss didn't actually occur by identifying redundancies or alternative solutions.

7. Strategies in "Normal" Operation: The lecture explains how these strategies work not just in crisis but also in everyday life to reinforce positive expectations (like looking forward to a weekend) and maintain psychological stability.

8. Superatorika vs. Psychosophy: A distinction is made, positioning Superatorika as addressing the fundamental layer of psychological stability ("standing firm") before Psychosophy, which deals with higher-level motivations and world-perception.

9. Example: Loss of a Loved One: This sensitive topic is used to illustrate how the strategies operate even when there's no tangible action possible, focusing on psychological resilience and coping mechanisms.

   • Trickster Strategy (Loss of Loved One): Emphasizes not tying one's sense of self-worth to a specific person and maintaining a broad network of potential support to stay psychologically stable.
   • Magician Strategy (Loss of Loved One): Involves fundamentally altering one's life and circumstances to fill the void left by the person, creating a new reality where the loss isn't the central problem.
   • Priest Strategy (Loss of Loved One): Focuses on acceptance and releasing the psychological burden associated with the lost person, seeing their presence as a "bonus" rather than a necessity.
   • Warrior Strategy (Loss of Loved One): Involves internalizing the lessons and support received from the person, continuing their influence and utilizing their past contributions to maintain psychological strength.

10. First Aspects (Primary Strategies) and Misunderstandings: The lecture delves into how the most prominent strategy for each type functions internally and how it is perceived externally, often leading to significant misunderstandings and criticism from others. The importance of not shying away from using one's core strategy is stressed.

    • First Priest: Often perceived as weak or overly yielding by others, but internally protects core values while readily sacrificing less important ones for psychological stability.
    • First Warrior: Perceived as aggressive and inflexible by others, this strategy is a defense mechanism against despair, requiring significant energy to protect vulnerabilities.
    • First Trickster: Perceived as deceptive or untrustworthy due to their flexible approach and unclear "manifesto," often struggling to communicate their internal values clearly.
    • First Magician: Perceived as detached or dismissive of problems, this strategy allows for fundamental self-restructuring to avoid psychological distress, often misunderstood by those who see problems as needing direct solutions.

11. "Anti-help" (Misguided Assistance): The lecture explores how attempts to help others can be counterproductive. Helpers often try to impose their own strongest strategy on the person needing help, driven by their own discomfort with the other's suffering, without understanding the recipient's specific needs or psychological structure.

    • Anti-help from Priest: Encouraging acceptance and resignation in a way that can be perceived as toxic or dismissive.
    • Anti-help from Warrior: Attempting to provoke a fighting spirit through humiliation or pressure, which can be harmful if the recipient isn't a strong warrior.
    • Anti-help from Magician: Dismissing the problem entirely or offering solutions that fundamentally change the person's life without considering their readiness.
    • Anti-help from Trickster: Offering superficial replacements or misunderstandings of the core issue, failing to address the deeper need for validation of uniqueness or importance.