Humans as Self-Constructing Living Systems

Putting the Framework to Work

Martin E. Ford, Donald H. Ford

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9780429655654
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Originally published in 1987, the purpose of this companion volume to Donald Ford's (1987) Humans as Self-Constructing Living Systems: A Developmental Perspective on Personality and Behavior was to illustrate the potential utility of the Living Systems Framework (LSF) for stimulating new theoretical advances, for guiding research on human behavior and development, and for facilitating the work of the health and human service professions. Although not exactly a "how to" manual, it does provide many concrete examples of how and when the framework can be used to guide scholarly and professional activities. It also provides a concise overview of the framework itself that can help those who have read the theoretical volume refresh their memory, and assist those who have not, in understanding the basic concepts of the LSF and in deciding whether and how the framework might be useful to them.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Table of Contents
• Contributor
• Preface
• 1 Humans as Self-Constructing Living Systems: An Overview
• 2 Methodological Considerations in Modeling Living Systems
• 3 Emotional Development in Infancy
• 4 Prosocial Development in Toddlers: The Patterning of Mother-Infant Interactions
• 5 Processes in Young Children’s Communicative Functioning and Development
• 6 A Multivariate Study of School-Aged Children’s Computer Interest and Use
• 7 Processes Contributing to Adolescent Social Competence
• 8 The Role of Emotions in an Executive’s Workday
• 9 Personal Goals: The Key to Self-Direction in Adulthood
• 10 A Taxonomy of Human Goals and Some Possible Applications
• 11 Dysfunctional Systems: Understanding Pathology
• 12 Implications for Counseling, Psychotherapy, Health, and Human Services of the Living Systems Framework (LSF)
• Author Index
• Subject Index