31 Double Binds

Theory Concepts

DOUBLE BINDS and OTHER MALADJUSTMENTS The classical approach is to view the person with severe and persistent problems in living in isolation from his/her environment. It is assumed that s/he is out of touch with ‘reality’. Those who adhere to this perspective suggest...

32 Cognitive Synopsis

Theory Concepts

Note that the client decides what is distressing and what needs to be changed. Cognitive change is ALWAYS self-change. The helper becomes a person who enables the client to address these issues and helps them maintain an objective balance, but the client must decide.

33 Anomoly

Theory Concepts

Perception differs qualitatively from the physical properties of the stimulus. The nervous system extracts only certain information from the natural world. We perceive fluctuations of air pressure not as pressure waves but as sounds that we hear. We perceive...

35 How does human cognition work?An exploration

Theory Concepts

The way you look at the problem shapes the solution. Abstract: Phase Constructs of Mind This is a black box problem: In science, computing, engineering, and psychology, a black box is a metaphor for a device, system or object which can be analyzed in terms of its...

36 THE ILLUSIONS OF REALITY

Theory Concepts

ABSTRACT The illusion above has two perspectives: an old woman and a young woman. How is that possible? Nothing changes in the picture – but your perspective changes.”We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are.”–Anais NinBut the...

37 The Dimensions of Consciousness

Theory Concepts

There are many theories of consciousness and it seems to me that none of these theories is precise in articulating what consciousness is. Is life a requirement of consciousness? Is a single cell that demonstrates pain avoidance conscious – or just alive? When a roach...