Autonomy (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) - IResearchNet

The Desire for Autonomy | Psychology Today

This idea of autonomy was a concept that I was clueless about when I started therapy,yet it was the concept that my therapist very pointedly brought to my attention. Ultimately, finding and honoring my own autonomy, realizing I have the power to make choices about how I react to events and obligations, and learning to advocate for myself on behalf of my own autonomy were the skills that were intimately intertwined in my work in therapy and my ability to get unstuck from my own crap.

I’ve attached two articles that address what I’m talking about. So many articles about autonomy are solely focused on Erickson’s stages of development in children, but these two speak to autonomy in adults.