Unconventional Psychotherapy

Cognitive psychotherapy and integrative psychotherapy

The text presented below, consisting of two complementary parts, was written almost three years ago as a chapter for a book on cognitive therapy. As the publication of the book was continually delayed, a week before his death Professor Leder asked the book editor, Andrzej Kokoszka, if he didn’t think it suitable to publish at least parts of the book separately, since the publication date was in...

Psychotherapy

Unconventional Mergers

This article discusses the nature of the operation Merge, and the possibility of unconventional mergers, with some attention to the issue of representation. Regular Merge has three possible effects, depending on the input. Next to ‘first-time’ merge, there are both ‘internal’ and ‘external’ remerge. The last creates a temporary doubly-rooted structure, which potentially results in a configurati...

Psychotherapy

In the text, as well as on the title-page, of this book Psychotherapy is thus defined: "Treatment that attempts to improve the condition of a human being by means of influences that are brought to bear upon his mind (psyche)." This definition is characteristic of the book or, as one had better say, of the wisdom and common sense of its author. Dr. Barker emphasizes the necessity of a full work-...

Unconventional Wisdom

Science is an "endless frontier," and opportunities for transformative discovery abound. The young scientist will profit by paying mind to two forms of balance: the contrast between depth and breadth in training, and the contrast between hypothesis-driven research and random inquiry into the unknown.