Name: CHEN YAO Instructor: Cay Hehner Course: HIST Date: Feb 23rd‚ 2013 Cybernetics What is cybernetics Cybernetics is a trans-disciplinary approach for exploring regulatory systems‚ their structures‚ constraints‚ and possibilities. Cybernetics is relevant to the study of systems‚ such as mechanical‚ physical‚ biological‚ cognitive‚ and social systems. Cybernetics is applicable when a system being analyzed is involved in a closed signaling loop; that is‚ where action by the system
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Psycho-Cybernetics Dr. Maxwell Maltz Maxwell Maltz Was an American cosmetic surgeon and author of Psycho-Cybernetics (1960)‚ which was a system of ideas that he claimed could improve one’s self-image. In turn‚ the person would lead a more successful and fulfilling life. He wrote several books‚ among which Psycho-Cybernetics was a long-time bestseller — influencing many subsequent self-help teachers. His orientation towards a system of ideas that would provide self help is considered
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reality - as perception and belief correlates to an individual. Just from these approaches we already have opposing views concerning reality. This is similar to the two approaches considering reality. According to Baron (2012)‚ from a first order cybernetic perspective one could ask what really is reality? This question would not be in line with a second order approach in that this question gives rise to the idea that there is a single construct or value for reality; a truth that is discoverable and
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ECOSYSTEMIC PSYCHOLOGY First and second order cybernetics: critical comparison of epistemologies governing both approaches K Seokoma Student no: 42195853 ECOSYSTEMIC PSYCHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT 02 12 JULY 2013 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. How is reality seen by each approach? –page 2 How is health and pathology addressed by each approach?- page 2 How does each specific approach deal with therapy?-page 3 What is the role and function of the therapist in each specific approach?-page 3 Which ethical concerns
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Critically compare the epistemologies governing the first- and second order cybernetic approaches in terms of the following: 1. How is reality seen by each specific approach? According to first-order cybernetics there is one objective reality and our differences in opinion about the same system‚ is only due to our different interpretations of the same reality (Becvar & Becvar‚ 2009). First-order cybernetics assumes that the system being observed is separate from the observer‚ who would be able
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Critically compare the epistemologies governing the first- and second order cybernetic approaches in terms of : 1. How is reality seen by each specific approach? Reality is seen as an agreed upon consensus that occurs through social interaction of members of a system (Goldenberg & Goldenberg‚ 2004). According to Becvar‚ D‚ 2009‚ reality is seen from a plane at the level of simple cybernetics were we place ourselves outside the system as observers of what is going on inside the system. The metaphor
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Cybernetic Implants The new generation of implantable medical devices is based on optical and electronic materials. They will act to monitor vital signs and store data to add to the patient’s medical history. Since the beginning of time‚ medicine has used all kinds of tricks to cure the sick. A very particular case was that of limb amputations. For centuries‚ the only possible solution has been to replace the missing limb by an equivalent simple: a wooden leg‚ a hook. For the technology of the time
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Cybernetics and Social Construction LeeAnne Valentine Coum5220 June 14‚ 2015 Dr. Everson Cybernetics and Social Construction In Marriage and Family Therapy field‚ cybernetics and social construction play an important aspect in how a therapist works with his or her clients. However‚ there are some aspects of cybernetics that may not be important in today’s society because of the evolution in humankind from the early 1920’s to today. In this time and age‚ cybernetics continues to be in tandem with
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phenomenology of perception came to be. This is the concept that says we only know things through our own experiences. Hermeneutic phenomenology is similar to this but goes a little bit deeper and connects communication and language more in depth. Cybernetics is a little bit different than the previous two traditions. It examines the overall workings of communication in relation to systems. A system being “a system of parts‚ or variables‚ that influence one another‚ shape and control the character of
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input(s)‚ conversion process‚ and output(s)? Ensure that there is some feedback between your examples. • Why do closed systems eventually die‚ while open systems may continue to be upgraded and modified? • Find examples of the use of cybernetic systems in healthcare‚ other than the examples provided. • Find two RHIOs currently in existence. Provide an overview of each RHIO and then determine the differences between them. • What governance challenges do RHIOs pose for healthcare
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