Unconditional Positive Regard
Unconditional positive regard serves as a key element in Carl Rogers’ person-centred therapy.
Window of Tolerance
The concept of the Window of Tolerance was introduced by Dan Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry. This idea describes the optimal zone of arousal where a person can effectively manage their emotions and respond to stress.
Social Control: The Self-police Parade
The concept of the Self-Police Parade, as referenced by Robert Calvert, the lyricist and vocalist of the band Hawkwind, is a thought-provoking metaphor that reflects on societal control and the resultant self-regulation of the individual.
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis – A prophecy delivered?
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis is a ground-breaking film that delves into several profound themes and messages he chose to comment on, in 1927. As well as being a cinematic masterpiece of it’s day, the film offered commentary on potential societal conditions, based on the evidence that he perceived was available and he felt pertinent at the time.
Questioning One’s Assumptions
Carl Rogers, a prominent figure in humanistic psychology, emphasized the importance of self-exploration and the questioning of one’s assumptions
The Fully Functioning Person
Carl Rogers, a pioneer in humanistic psychology, envisioned an ideal state of being he called the fully functioning person.
Organisational incongruence
The concept of “organisational incongruence” is a fascinating parallel to Carl Rogers’ theory of incongruence in individuals. Let’s break down the similarities and differences:
Turing Test
Alan Turing suggested that instead of debating whether machines could think in the human sense, we should focus on whether machines could imitate human behaviour well enough to be indistinguishable from a human during interaction.
AI News: The Internal Multiplicity of the AI Devolved Authority System
The Internal Multiplicity of the AI Devolved Authority System A Framework for Adaptive AI Resilience, Evolution, and Scalable Intelligence Introduction Traditional AI systems are designed as monolithic entities, processing information in a centralized manner. While this allows for powerful computation and decision-making, it also creates single points of failure, making Read more…