Article: "Predictive vs. Prospective Control: Clarifying the Terms of the Debate"

Coauthors: @adw.bsky.social @drgbuckingham.bsky.social Joost Dessing, Otto Lappi, Ines Hipolito @mjdramstead.bsky.social @warrenmansell.bsky.social Rob Gray

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Palisades and Eaton Fires Show Rising Dangers of Fast-Moving Blazes In California and elsewhere, fast-moving fires are particularly damaging and expensive because they take people by surprise, making evacuations difficult

Fast-moving fires (like those burning around LA) are the most dangerous fires out there—and they’re becoming more common: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/pali...

The article has a good purpose.

However none of these definitions echo our 2004 definition in the context of CBT, nor the sense in which we use PCT for universal ‘transdiagnostic’ principles.

We go ‘beyond’ any subgrouping & apply universal principles within each individual, dynamically.

Co-authors on Bluesky: @drgbuckingham.bsky.social, @warrenmansell.bsky.social, @mjdramstead.bsky.social (clearly need to work on the rest!)

Care coordinator delivered Method of Levels therapy for people reporting first-episode psychosis: Experiences and views of service user, care coordinator, and team manager participants of the CAMEO tr... Background Without effective and timely support, psychosis can lead to negative personal, economic, and societal outcomes. Care coordinators play a key role in the delivery of early intervention in ps...

New open access article from the CAMEO project exploring experiences and views of Method of Levels therapy delivered by care coordinators working in Early Intervention in #Psychosis services. bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Article: "Predictive vs. Prospective Control: Clarifying the Terms of the Debate"

Coauthors on Bsky: @adw.bsky.social @drgbuckingham.bsky.social @mjdramstead.bsky.social @warrenmansell.bsky.social

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Feedback loops are the process with which we can update someone's mental models and intuition. Both game design and Perceptual Control Theory discuss this in the context of behavior in similar ways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMj8Q4ViKzs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptual_control_theory

So: it’s nice to be getting back into it and I really think this will be a useful paper once it’s out!

Perceptual Control Theory A Model for Understanding the Mechanisms and Phenomena of Control – Powers et al (2011) W. T. Powers, Fort Wayne, T. Carey, D. Goldstein, W. Mansell, R. Marken, Bruce E. Nevin, R. Robertson less Published 2011 Psychology Corpus ID: 16714676…

Perceptual Control Theory A Model for Understanding the Mechanisms and Phenomena of Control – Powers et al (2011)

34th IAPCT Conference and 2024 Annual Meeting - iapct.org Join us for the International Conference on Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) from November 13-15, 2024, with an additional annual meeting for IAPCT members & enthusiasts on November 18. This hybrid eve...

Looking forward to presenting at the International Association of Perceptual Control Theory conference tomorrow. I’ll be discussing how the theory might improve mental health services. #PerceptualControlTheory

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Rethinking Secondary Mental Healthcare | A Perceptual Control Theory P This book considers how principles derived from a theory of human behaviour - Perceptual Control Theory - can be applied to create mental health services that

Great idea! Our book on improving mental healthcare using principles from Perceptual Control Theory was published last year, and is available as a free download on Kindle. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) models behaviour as a means of controlling perception rather than stimulus responses, offering a powerful framework for understanding self-regulation. Focusing on maintaining desired perceptions, PCT allows nuanced insights into motivation, conflict, and adaptability.

The conference has been all the better for Tom Cochrane’s contribution, adding philosophical analysis to our pot pouri of academic disciplines!

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