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[Time, biography and life course].

A Kruse1

  • 1Institut für Gerontologie, Heidelberg.

Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie
|April 18, 2000
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Understanding how people perceive their past and future is key to understanding present behavior. This involves constructing a personal time horizon, which influences experiences and the sense of freedom.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Human Development
  • Cognitive Science

Context:

  • Explores the psychological implications of temporal perspectives on present experiences and behavior.
  • Integrates concepts from life span psychology, particularly Ursula Lehr's work.

Purpose:

  • To describe how perspectives on the past and future shape the present experience and actual behavior.
  • To analyze the constructive nature of time perception and its role in human consciousness and freedom.

Summary:

  • Retrospective views on personal history create meaning by organizing events into significant 'knots'.
  • Subjectively important past elements influence current experiences and actions, making biographical interpretation essential.
  • Future orientation, including perceived controllability, contributes to a 'human time horizon', a construct of consciousness.

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Impact:

  • Highlights the constructive performance of consciousness in developing a time horizon and structuring time perception.
  • Establishes the perception of time as a fundamental antecedent to the experience of freedom.
  • Provides a framework for understanding behavior by analyzing the interplay between past, present, and future orientations.