| Summary: | In the first part of the artide an analysis is made of the three concepts of self, identity and personal development. Moving beyond theoretical differences related to the endogenous-exogenous dichotomy a systems theoretical perspective is arrived at in which »self« relates to a principle of guided change, i.e. »development«, »identity« to a principle of relative stability. In the second part of the article the socratic »midwifery «-method is described as being based on a dialogic contact-game in which thehelped person meets his own self in what he believes to be a meeting with the Other, i.e. with the helper. The special relevance of this helping approach in present day Western societies is seen as a consequence of specific pressures towards personalindividuation as the proper way of developing. Artiklens første del analyserer begreberne selv, identitet og menneskelig udvikling. Bagom teoretiske skel, som relaterer tilendogen-eksogen dikotomien, udvikles et systemteoretisk perspektiv, ifølge hvilket »selv« refererer til et princip om styretforandring, dvs. »udvikling«, »identitet« til et princip om relativ stabilitet. I artiklens anden del beskrives den sokratiske jordemodermetode som baseret på et dialogiskforløb, hvorunder den hjælpsøgende møder sig/sit selv i den tilsyneladende kontakt med hjælperen. Den sokratiske metodes særlige relevans i de moderne vestlige samfundforstds som en konsekvens af ideologiske pres i retning af at anskue personlig individuering som den rette udviklingsform.
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