PRO Model: Love as a Constructive Illusion – A Psychodynamic Framework

This paper introduces the PRO Model, an interdisciplinary framework that reimagines psychological projection not as a deficit, but as a "Constructive Illusion": love - a vital tool for self-actualization. By synthesizing Jung’s individuation, Fromm’s humanism, Rank’s creative will, Michelangelo’s approach to sculpture, and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the model provides a theoretical foundation for the PRO Scale. It explores the balance between evolutionary biology and cultural formation, positioning the "Ideal Self" as a creative project (the Michelangelo Phenomenon). Ideal for researchers and practitioners in personality psychology and humanistic coaching.