Unconscious Intelligence in Cybernetic Psychology

Torben Hansen, Henrik Hass, Torben Hansen, Henrik Hass

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781032418926
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000930870
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

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

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• 1 The Necessary Complexity: Key Elements of Cybernetic Psychology
• 2 Academia through the Lens of Cybernetic Psychology
• 3 Cybernetic Psychology and Systemic Coaching
• 4 Three Dilemmas in Dreamwork
• 5 The Narcissistic Wound: Theoretical and Therapeutic Approaches
• 6 Mindfulness and Cybernetic Psychology
• 7 Creativity, Life and Art in Cybernetic Psychology and Integrated Psychotherapy
• 8 The Cybernetics of Anxiety
• 9 Integration: On Integrating Methods in Psychotherapeutic Practice
• 10 The Cybernetic Psychology View of Nature
• 11 Algorithms of the Heart: A Fugue about Consciousness
• 12 Calls from the Unconscious
• 13 Shame: When Something Crucial Is at Stake
• 14 Complexity, Learning and Music Therapy: Cybernetic Psychology as a Tool for Understanding the Therapist Student’s Learning Processes
• 15 The Ecological Niche in Cybernetic Psychology and Therapy
• Index