I'm familiar with Powers' theory - lots of overlap with the cybernetic stuff I talk about in this series - and I know of SMTM, but haven't read much of their work. Do they cover similar ideas?
I started off with PCT, then stumbled into Experimental-History with Adam Mastroianni's lecture at SFI, "Is Psychology Going to Cincinnati?" And he recommended SMTM's The Mind in the Wheel to me which was outstanding. I think you'd enjoy it, and I'm looking forward to catching up on your work as well!
Justifying calling two entirely different symptom presentations as BPD may be possible by asserting that these presentations share a common etiology or may benefit from being treated the same way. But the DSM isn't generally concerned with etiology, or treatment for that matter...
Very true. This is a big strength of the HiTOP - although right now it doesn't makes any claims about the biological basis of the various dimensions, higher dimensions seem to represent something like the common etiology of lower dimensions. If a biological source can be identified for Internalising, for example, it is very likely involved in both Fear, Eating Pathology, Distress, etc.
Have you seen Slime Mold Time Mold's "The Mind in the Wheel" or Powers' Perceptual Control Theory?
I'm familiar with Powers' theory - lots of overlap with the cybernetic stuff I talk about in this series - and I know of SMTM, but haven't read much of their work. Do they cover similar ideas?
I started off with PCT, then stumbled into Experimental-History with Adam Mastroianni's lecture at SFI, "Is Psychology Going to Cincinnati?" And he recommended SMTM's The Mind in the Wheel to me which was outstanding. I think you'd enjoy it, and I'm looking forward to catching up on your work as well!
Justifying calling two entirely different symptom presentations as BPD may be possible by asserting that these presentations share a common etiology or may benefit from being treated the same way. But the DSM isn't generally concerned with etiology, or treatment for that matter...
Very true. This is a big strength of the HiTOP - although right now it doesn't makes any claims about the biological basis of the various dimensions, higher dimensions seem to represent something like the common etiology of lower dimensions. If a biological source can be identified for Internalising, for example, it is very likely involved in both Fear, Eating Pathology, Distress, etc.