Start Over As Your Real Self: And Balance Everything to be Happy by David F. Marks, PhD book review by Carol Anderson, D.Min., ACSW “The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.” Marks’ book focuses on mental health and healthy life practices. The fifty-four short chapters include topics related to fostering creativity,Continue reading “Review of ‘Start Over As Your Real Self’”
Category Archives: A General Theory of Behaviour
Homeostasis Theory of Well-Being
Journal of Health Psychology, Online first: https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053231216014 ABSTRACT The Homeostasis Theory of Well-Being proposes a homeostatic modular system for the creation of human well-being. This article aims to: i) provide a proof-of-concept demonstration of the feasibility of the theory in its bio-psycho-social context; ii) indicate prima facie empirical support for the homeostatic nature of theContinue reading “Homeostasis Theory of Well-Being”
Breakthrough Article: A general theory of rehabilitation: Rehabilitation catalyses and assists adaptation to illness
Author: Derick T Wade Centre for Movement, Occupation and Rehabilitation Sciences (MOReS), Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK. Email: derick.wade@ntlworld.com https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155231210151 Derick T Wade’s article first published online: October 27, 2023. The article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License. As a rule, I do not ordinarily republishContinue reading “Breakthrough Article: A general theory of rehabilitation: Rehabilitation catalyses and assists adaptation to illness”
The General Theory of Behaviour IV: Homeostasis, Balance and Stability
Welcome to the fourth post about the ‘General Theory of Behaviour’. The theory holds that psychological homeostasis is a fundamental process in behaviour and motivation. Psychology is here considered a natural science. The General Theory is an attempt to unify Psychology as a discipline that has been chronically disintegrated over its history. The General Theory isContinue reading “The General Theory of Behaviour IV: Homeostasis, Balance and Stability”
“A wonderful book and everyone should read it”
Carlos Allende’s review of A General Theory of Behaviour in Goodreads: “A must read for anyone interested in psychology. Elegant is the best way to describe this work: simple, short, and very complete. I strongly recommend it. Two tiny issues. First, Marks seems to forget the limitations of working memory — too many acronyms! AsContinue reading ““A wonderful book and everyone should read it””
The General Theory of Behaviour I: First Principles
Thank you for visiting this site. This site is for discussion of new ideas to advance and unify Psychology as a natural science. Both are only possible by taking risks. To borrow a quotation from Chuang Tzu: “Leap into the boundless and make it your home! * This is the first in a series about theContinue reading “The General Theory of Behaviour I: First Principles”
The General Theory of Behaviour II: Psychological Homeostasis – How Does It Work?
In the second in a series about the General Theory of Behaviour (GTB) I trace the history of the construct of ‘Psychological Homeostasis’ as a universal principle of behaviour. The GTB is a new theory of behaviour founded on the principle of ‘Psychological Homeostasis’. The GTB includes 20 principles and 80 associated propositions (AP). ThisContinue reading “The General Theory of Behaviour II: Psychological Homeostasis – How Does It Work?”
The General Theory of Behaviour III: Restructured Hierarchy of Needs and Wants
The Needs and Wants Hierarchy is an amended form of Abraham Maslow’s (1943) motivational needs hierarchy described by Douglas T. Kenrick and colleagues to which this author has added the process of Psychological (Type II) Homeostasis and made other amendments. The theory of motivation is a fundamental building block of the entire GTB. It describes how theContinue reading “The General Theory of Behaviour III: Restructured Hierarchy of Needs and Wants”
The General Theory of Behaviour V: Entrainment, Rhythm and Synchronicity
This fifth post in a series about A General Theory of Behaviour examines homeostasis, synchronicity and circadian systems in the regulation of arousal, behaviour and sociality. This is a beautifully engineered system where homeostatic and circadian influences at multiple levels are integrated to permit optimal integration of mediators in the internal milieu and external world.Continue reading “The General Theory of Behaviour V: Entrainment, Rhythm and Synchronicity”
The General Theory of Behaviour VI: Learning, Striving and Inhibiting
In this sixth article concerning the GTB, I describe basic principles of learning, striving and inhibiting behaviour. Among other things, it includes the Law of Effect which was derived from studies with cats. “responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation.” Edward Thorndike, 1898Continue reading “The General Theory of Behaviour VI: Learning, Striving and Inhibiting”
You must be logged in to post a comment.