Trnsfrmtv lrnng, s thry, sys tht th prcss f "prspctv trnsfrmtn" hs thr dmnsns: psychlgcl (chngs n ndrstndng f th slf), cnvctnl (rvsn f blf systms), nd bhvrl (chngs n lfstyl).
Trnsfrmtv lrnng s th xpnsn f cnscsnss thrgh th trnsfrmtn f bsc wrldvw nd spcfc cpcts f th slf; trnsfrmtv lrnng s fclttd thrgh cnscsly drctd prcsss sch s pprctvly ccssng nd rcvng th symblc cntnts f th ncnscs nd crtclly nlyzng ndrlyng prmss.
Prspctv trnsfrmtn, ldng t trnsfrmtv lrnng, ccrs nfrqntly. Jck Mzrw blvs tht t slly rslts frm "dsrntng dlmm" whch s trggrd by lf crss r mjr lf trnstn—lthgh t my ls rslt frm n ccmltn f trnsfrmtns n mnng schms vr prd f tm. Lss drmtc prdcmnts, sch s ths crtd by tchr fr pdggcl ffct, ls prmt trnsfrmtn.
n mprtnt prt f trnsfrmtv lrnng s fr ndvdls t chng thr frms f rfrnc by crtclly rflctng n thr ssmptns nd blfs nd cnscsly mkng nd mplmntng plns tht brng bt nw wys f dfnng thr wrlds. Ths prcss s fndmntlly rtnl nd nlytcl.