Dynamic Psychology

Dynamic Psychology

Dynamic psychology is based on a concept of mind that is opposed to mechanism and the cause/effect relationship; indeed, it is essentially phenomenological and is founded on a system of principles articulated according to the mind/body itinerary. As such, dynamic psychology is based on the dynamics of the unconscious, the principle of field in terms of conflict and communication, the superficia...

Dynamic Psychology

sketch of "The Modern Movement in Psychology." How far from modern is the psychology contemplated by Dr. Woodworth may be seen in the fact that his history ends with William James's "Principles of Psychology," published in 1890. Clinical psychology is not mentioned, yet clinical psychology is twenty-one years old this summer, and psychological clinics have been established in the foremost insti...

Psychology and social networks: a dynamic network theory perspective.

Research on social networks has grown exponentially in recent years. However, despite its relevance, the field of psychology has been relatively slow to explain the underlying goal pursuit and resistance processes influencing social networks in the first place. In this vein, this article aims to demonstrate how a dynamic network theory perspective explains the way in which social networks influ...

Bridging developmental systems theory and evolutionary psychology using dynamic optimization.

Interactions between evolutionary psychologists and developmental systems theorists have been largely antagonistic. This is unfortunate because potential synergies between the two approaches remain unexplored. This article presents a method that may help to bridge the divide, and that has proven fruitful in biology: dynamic optimization. Dynamic optimization integrates developmental systems the...

Wharton-SMU Research Center The Psychology of Dynamic Product Maintenance