The Quest for a Unified Psychoanalytic Theory: A Retreat from Uncertainty

There has been a historical shift in psychoanalysis from an earlier time of certainty to our present state of uncertainty with the coexistence of multiple theories competing for our attention. We realize retrospectively how entrenched groups ruled our institutions by maintaining faith in their authority as the keepers of “pure” psychoanalysis. Despite struggles between competing ideologies, there has been progress in integrating clinical theories. As no psychoanalytic theory or technique has been proved superior, we advocate an inclusive approach with all psychoanalysts keeping an open mind about the value of competing theories. This integration of disparate theories has led to a resurgence of interest in psychoanalytic training. Examples are given of some of the difficulties encountered when competing ideas are introduced in psychoanalytic groups.     

主我分享:人际吸引研究的新发展

在James的"主体自我"和"客体自我"的基础上,Pinel和Long等人提出了人际吸引和人际联结的主我分享新机制.文章回顾了人际吸引的影响因素,以相似性对喜爱的影响为基础,探讨了客体相似和主我分享对人际吸引的影响;从自我与环境两个维度介绍了主我分享在自我完善、排除孤独感以及群际接触中的作用;最后对主我分享研究进行了评价和展望.     

意识形态的魔力与主体的祛魅——哲学视域中的《法兰西阶级斗争》和《雾月十八日》

《1848年至1850年的法兰西阶级斗争》和《路易.波拿巴的雾月十八日》在马克思哲学思想的发展过程中起到极为重要的推动作用。在这两个文本中,马克思打破了市民社会决定国家的单向模式,详细分析了政治国家对市民社会的反作用,进一步完善了历史唯物主义的基本原理。在此基础上,马克思看到,无产阶级并不像他在《德意志意识形态》中预言的那样,彻底摆脱了资产阶级国家意识形态的束缚,成为共产主义革命的真正代言人,相反,他们却陷入到资产阶级意识形态和金钱拜物教的漩涡之中。但马克思认为,这种束缚是暂时的,随着资本主义经济危机的爆发,工人必然会冲破意识形态和拜物教的牢笼,上升为自为的革命阶级。与《德意志意识形态》相比,这两个文本无疑在主体向度上深化了马克思的历史唯物主义。     

The Disenchantment of Nonsense: Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus

This paper aims to argue against the resolute reading, and offer a correct way of reading Wittgenstein's Tractatus. According to the resolute reading, nonsense can neither say nor show anything. The Tractatus does not advance any theory of meaning, nor does it adopt the notion of using signs in contravention of logical syntax. Its sentences, except a few constituting the frame, are all nonsensical. Its aim is merely to liberate nonsense utterers from nonsense. I argue that these points are either not distinctive from standard interpretations or incorrect. Instead, the Tractarian elucidations help to shed light on the nature of language and logic, and introduce the correct method in philosophy. Philosophy deals with philosophical utterances and Tractarian elucidations by pointing out that they are nonsensical. By doing this, one is helped to see that what they appear to be saying is shown by significant propositions saying something else.     

The Secularization of Sunday: Real or Perceived Competition for Churches

In a survey of pastors and members of 16 declining congregations in the US and Canada, respondents most commonly identified competing Sunday activities as the primary reason for the decline in Sunday worship attendance. The repeal of “blue laws” that kept stores closed on Sundays has resulted in many more people working or shopping on Sundays, and children’s athletic activities are often scheduled on Sunday mornings at the very time when many churches traditionally have provided religious education. Based on a study of 16 mainline and conservative Protestant congregations in decline, this article considers the effect—both real and perceived—of the secularization of Sunday on congregations with declining worship attendance.     

A Quest for Authenticity: Contemporary Butch Gender

A model of contemporary butch identity has been constructed from the analysis of a series of semistructured interviews with butch-identified women who described their gender in relation to their own experiences and beliefs. The analytic process entailed a grounded theory approach (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). The results of the study describe how butch-identified women conceptualize their gender identity and how it affects their social relations within lesbian and heterosexual communities. The core category in this model (i.e., A Quest for Authenticity) frames butch identity as entailing an ongoing process of negotiation between an essential sense of lesbian gender and gender presentation demands that are understood in relation to the signification and meaning of genders across social contexts.     

Applying Chaos Theory to Careers: Attraction and attractors

This article presents the Chaos Theory of Careers with particular reference to the concepts of “attraction” and “attractors”. Attractors are defined in terms of characteristic trajectories, feedback mechanisms, end states, ordered boundedness, reality visions and equilibrium and fluctuation. The identified types of attractors (point, pendulum, torus and strange) and their relevance to career development are described. The attractor concept is then applied to major barriers in career development and life transition by a consideration of closed and open systems thinking. It is contended that ultimately the context of human experience is an open system and that career development difficulties arise when closed systems thinking is used in an open systems reality. The practical counseling applications and counseling research evidence using attractors are briefly reviewed. The additional potential contributions of the Chaos Theory of Careers to the career development field are also outlined.     

Applying Chaos Theory to Careers: Attraction and attractors

This article presents the Chaos Theory of Careers with particular reference to the concepts of “attraction” and “attractors”. Attractors are defined in terms of characteristic trajectories, feedback mechanisms, end states, ordered boundedness, reality visions and equilibrium and fluctuation. The identified types of attractors (point, pendulum, torus and strange) and their relevance to career development are described. The attractor concept is then applied to major barriers in career development and life transition by a consideration of closed and open systems thinking. It is contended that ultimately the context of human experience is an open system and that career development difficulties arise when closed systems thinking is used in an open systems reality. The practical counseling applications and counseling research evidence using attractors are briefly reviewed. The additional potential contributions of the Chaos Theory of Careers to the career development field are also outlined.     

智力风格的三维模型:一种更为综合的认知风格理论

智力风格的三维模型是Li-fang Zhang和Robert J.Sternberg在风格这个研究领域最近提出的一个整合模型.该模型基于Sternberg心理自我管理理论,并结合以往的风格研究,提出了智力风格的概念,把风格分为三种基本类型,而且认为,大部分风格是价值负荷的;是集特质和状态为一体的,但是大部分是可调整的,所以更倾向于状态性;并且具有跨理论的重叠,但也有其独特性.文章对智力风格三维模型的产生背景、理论来源及主要观点进行了介绍,并探讨了该模型的意义.     

The Charismatic Movement and the Secularization Thesis

A brief account of the secularization approach is presented with some rebuttal of common criticisms and it is argued that the charismatic renewal movement in Britain, far from refuting secularization, is the kind of religious expression one would expect in an increasingly secular society.