This important book examines how the growing field of cybernetic psychology – the study of the creative complexity of the mind – can be applied to a range of different realms, tapping into the unconscious potential within us all.
Cybernetic psychology integrates theories from various schools of thought, bringing them together in one unified theory. First developed and described by Danish author and psychotherapist Ole Vedfelt. It can be used in therapeutic practice, in relation to learning and pedagogics, and as a tool for better leadership. The 15 chapters within this volume apply the theory to these as well as other areas, including ecology, creativity, mindfulness and scientific enquiry itself.
Insightful and wide-ranging, the book will appeal to psychotherapists and those working within mental health, as well as students and researchers across Education, Psychology and beyond.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Necessary Complexity- Key elements of cybernetic psychology
Henrik Hass
2. Academic through the Lens of Cybernetic Psychology
Anne Maj Nielsen
3. Cybernetic Psychology and Systemic Coaching
Mikkel Anthonisen
4. Three Dilemmas in Dreamwork
Anders Vogt
5. The Narcissitic Wound- theoretical and therapeutic approaches
Solveig Thorborg
6. Mindfulness and Cybernetic Psychology
Torben Hansen
7. Creativity, Life and Art in Cybernetic Psychology and Integrated Psychotherapy
Anne Hjort
8. The Cybernetic of Anxiety
Britta Karlshøj
9. Integration- On Integrrating Methods in Psychotherapeutic Practice
Henriette Løvdal
10. The Cybernetic Psychology’s View of Nature
Dorte Mikuta
11. Algorithms of the Heart- A Fugue about Consciousness
Lisa Carew Dahlager
12. Calls from the Unconscious- Listen to the inner wisdom
Maria F. Sejersen
13. Shame- when something crucial is at stake
Lone Nissen
14. Complexity, learning and music therapy, Cybernetic psychology as a tool for understanding the therapist student’s learning processes
Charlotte Lindvang
15. The Ecological Niche- in Cybernetic Psychology and Therapy
Christian Uhrskov