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(a) Discuss psychological perspective as one of the underlying theoretical sources that organisations draw from to inform the diversity & inclusion (D&I) approaches. (10)​

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The psychological perspective relies upon psychological coping strategies developed to deal with separation.

The psychological perspective argues that, as we grow up, there are aspects of ourselves that we are forced to give up or suppress, either by parents or the community/society in which we find ourselves. However, we are attracted, negatively or positively, to this denied aspect of ourselves in others, and when we see these aspects allowed to exist overtly in other people, especially those who are different from us, they "press our buttons" (we have psychic scars around these denied and projected aspects: according to both Freud and Jung)

The pathway for development: from this perspective, is to reown the projected aspect, and reintegrate it into ourselves by doing courageous self-work; understanding personal meaning-making processes (religiously, committing to pathways that encourage eudaimonic choices over hedonic approaches towards a virtuous existence); engaging in self-awareness initiatives; understanding and noticing transference in our behaviour (religiously, not to continue to make choices in relation to our parents); growing in emotional maturity (religiously, not to be

guided by our carnal ways, but rather by spiritual principles); learning to forgive ourselves and others (encouraged by all spiritual traditions); and developing the capability to rigorously interrogate our own reaction formation and mental models (particularly about others — religiously: do unto others as you would want them to do to you).

The responsibility for such work lies in individuals as it is deeply personal work, often complemented through coaching, in which individuals begin to accept their own internal diversity (religiously, acceptance of who you are), and therefore are more able to accept the external diversity they see outside of themselves (religiously, extending grace to others and moving beyond our shame, as instructed by a higher power and seeing others through that power's lens).

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