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Between prolixity and reductionism: psychoanalytic theory and Occam's razor
1Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1991
Summary
Psychoanalytic theory needs a unified approach to mental functioning, integrating neurophysiology and self-organization. This new clinical theory simplifies motivation and development by explaining shifts in functioning through adaptive devices and affective reactions.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Current psychoanalytic theories lack coherence due to complementary models.
- A profusion of theories complicates understanding mental functioning.
- Theory must account for developmental shifts and adaptive devices.