Disorders

[From Rupert Young (2014.08.23 12.30) ]

It is, is it not, an implication of PCT that things that are regarded as psychological, or physical, disorders are actually perceptual control problems? Do anorexia and Parkinson's, for example, fit this view? What other disorders would you list? Has there been any research in this area or writings in the PCT literature on this subject?

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Regards,
Rupert

[From Rick Marken (2014.08.23.0955)]

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Rupert Young (2014.08.23 12.30)–

RY: It is, is it not, an implication of PCT that things that are regarded as psychological, or physical, disorders are actually perceptual control problems? Do anorexia and Parkinson’s, for example, fit this view? What other disorders would you list? Has there been any research in this area or writings in the PCT literature on this subject?

RM: Yes, both clearly are control problems but their underlying causes are quite different, I think. Anorexia seems to be a result of an internal conflict between completely functional control systems; Parkinson’s, on the other hand, seems to be a result of control systems that are no longer functioning properly due to physical deterioration of the cells that implement these control systems. In other words, though both are control problems (in anorexia the person can’t control their eating; in Parkinson’s the person can’t control their limb and head position), one, anorexia, is a “software” problem (and could, in principle, be solved by talk therapy like MOL) while the other, Parkinson’s, is a “hardware” problem (and can only be helped with drugs that improve the functionality of the neural tissue).

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Rick


Richard S. Marken, Ph.D.
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Yep, that's the mainstay of my work. All mental health 'disorders' are caused by conflict between higher level control systems that are outside awareness, just as Bill indicated in 1960, 1973, and onwards. If you look at my university web page Rupert, there are quite a few papers on that I have written, many with Tim Carey. 'Disorders' we have accounted for include bipolar disorder, dissociative disorders, psychosis and phobias. But as the mechanism is transdiagnostic, the number accounted for is a moot point! The most recent papers (see 2014 on my web page) I am hoping to 'release' to CSG when available..
Warren

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On 23 Aug 2014, at 12:28, Rupert Young <rupert@moonsit.co.uk> wrote:

[From Rupert Young (2014.08.23 12.30) ]

It is, is it not, an implication of PCT that things that are regarded as psychological, or physical, disorders are actually perceptual control problems? Do anorexia and Parkinson's, for example, fit this view? What other disorders would you list? Has there been any research in this area or writings in the PCT literature on this subject?

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Regards,
Rupert