An Introduction to Human Operations Psychotherapy.

Cover -- An Introduction to Human Operations Psychotherapy -- An Introduction to Human Operations Psychotherapy -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I -- Theoretical Foundatio n -- Chapter 1 -- Life as an Operation -- A Brief History of Psychotherapy and Personal Change -- Systems, Computers, and Cognition -- Enter Operations -- Operations Per Se -- Minds as Meta-operations -- Operations as a Broad Paradigm Literature -- Humor -- Mysteries -- War -- Sports -- Education -- Business -- Government and Jurisprudence -- Relationships -- Summary -- You Know My Methods, Watson -- Chapter 2 -- Concepts of Operations -- Everywhere, People Are Diferent (Or Are They?) -- Everywhere, People Are the Same -- Operations Integrates Patern and Variation -- Operations Concepts: Broad Goals -- Means to Ends -- Operational Focus (Critical Path) -- Pragmatism and Rationality -- Operations Concepts: Specific Quantification (Metrics) -- Probability -- Forecasting and Scenarios -- Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Independence and Self-Possession -- Summary -- From Operations to the Ops Model of Mind -- Chapter 3 -- Human Operations Model of Mind -- Quick Preview of the Components of the Ops Model of the Mind -- Ideals: Component 1 -- Cognition: Component 2 -- Feelings: Component 3 -- Decisions: Component 4 -- Action: Component 5 -- Objective: Component 6 -- Communication: Component 7 -- Explanation of the Functioning of the Operations Model of the Mind -- Hierarchy -- Left-to-Right Sequence -- Front-to-Back (Planes of Consciousness) -- Centrality -- Picoeconomics -- Integration of Ops System with Other Personal Change Systems -- Psychodynamics -- Cognitive Therapy -- Existentialism and Decision Theory -- Behaviorism -- Motivational Interviewing -- Systems and Cybernetics -- Management by Objectives and Management by Results.

Factor Analysis, Regression Analysis, and Structural Analysis -- Center Points, Boundaries, and Links: Fuzzy Systems -- Research -- Calibration and Recalibration -- Character and Personality -- The Contemplative Life versus the Heroic Life -- Model Components Linked to Intervention: A Preview -- Summary -- Applying the Ops Model to Psychotherapy and Personal Change -- Chapter 4 -- Operations Psychotherapy -- The Beethoven Challenge -- Quick Fixes -- The Operational View of the Mind -- The Nature of Operational Psychotherapy -- Thumbnail Review of Ops Components -- Leading Qualities of the Ops Psychotherapist -- Ops Therapy: From Oz to Kansas -- Ops Psychotherapy Process -- Coaching and Consulting -- Education and Training -- Pragmatic, Adaptive Utopianism -- Summary -- Detailing the Ops Model: Individual Components -- Part II -- Components of Mind -- Chapter 5 -- Ideals -- The Impact of Ideals and Values -- The Ambiguity (and Volatility) of Governing Principles -- Definition of Ideals, Values, Integrity, and Role Models -- Relevance of Ideals to the Rest of the Ops System -- High-Functioning Ideals Component: Overall Portrait -- High-Functioning Ideals Component: Specific Characteristics -- Prosocial -- Logical Derivation -- Clearly Articulated Content -- Clearly Articulated Boundaries -- Consistent-Not Contradictory -- Rational Calibration -- High-Functioning Ideals Component: Overall Portrait -- Clinical Indicators of Dificulties with Ideals -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Ideals: General -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Ideals: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Ideals-Cognition Connection -- Chapter 6 -- Cognition -- The Power of Cognition -- Definition of Cognition Component -- Relevance of Cognition to the Rest of the Ops System -- High-Functioning Cognition Component: Overall Portrait.

High-Functioning Cognition Component: Specific Characteristics -- Operational Intelligence -- Curiosity -- Explicit Situation Identification -- Definition of Terms -- Classification -- Deduction -- Induction -- Indicators of Clinical Cognitive Dificulty -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Cognition: General -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Cognition: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Cognition-Feelings Connection -- Chapter 7 -- Feelings -- Definition of Feelings Component -- Relevance of Feelings to the Rest of the Ops System -- High-Functioning Feelings Component: Overall Portrait -- High-Functioning Feeling Component: Specific Characteristics -- Clarity -- Vividness -- Loyalty -- Adaptiveness -- Clinical Indicators of Dificulties with Feelings -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Feelings: General -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Feelings: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Feelings-Decisions Connection -- Chapter 8 -- Decisions -- Definition of Decisions Component -- Relevance of Decisions to the Other Ops Components of the Mind -- High-Functioning Decisions Component: Overall Portrait -- High-Functioning Decisions Component: Specific Characteristics -- A Sense of Being Centered -- Analytic Distance -- Game-Like Approach -- Brainstorming and Creativity -- Good at Absorbing Information -- Good at Identifying and Assessing Options -- Good at Prioritizing -- Good at Monitoring -- Flexible Persistence -- Savvy about Defenses -- Decisions Component as a Showrunner -- Clinical Indicators of Decisions Component Dificulty -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Decisions: General -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Decisions: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Decisions-Action Connection -- Chapter 9 -- Action -- The Reflection-Execution (Apparent) Conflict -- Indian Tradition -- Chinese Tradition -- Western Tradition -- Operational Integration.

Definition of Action Component -- Relevance of Action to the Rest of the Ops System -- High-Functioning Action Component: Overall Portrait -- High-Functioning Action Component: Specific Characteristics -- Poise -- Heuristic Attitude -- Project Initiation -- Initiation Rituals -- Chunking and Milestones -- Sequencing: Easiest First -- Sequencing: Most Important First -- Sequencing: Tight versus Loose -- Cuing: Prompting -- Celebrations -- Clinical Indicators of Action Component Dificulty -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Action: General -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Action: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Action-Objective Connection -- Chapter 10 -- Objectives -- Definition of Objectives Component -- Relevance of Objectives to the Other Ops Components of the Mind -- High-Functioning Objectives Component: Overall Portrait -- High-Functioning Objectives Component: Specific Characteristics Consciousness of Objectives -- Easy and Short-Term Objectives -- Hard and Long-Term Objectives -- Balancing Objectives -- Specificity -- Tangibility -- Feasibility -- Visualization -- Quantification -- Degree (and Range) of Demand -- Outcomes/Results -- Wish versus Want -- Clinical Indicators of Dificulties with Objectives -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Objectives: General -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Objectives: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Objectives-Communication Connection -- Chapter 11 -- Communication -- Definition of Communication Component -- Relevance of Communication to the Rest of the Ops System -- High-Functioning Communication Component: Overall Portrait -- High-Functioning Communication Component: Specific Characteristics -- Radiating a Sense of Well-Being -- Strong Vocabulary -- Simple, Clear Language -- Convincing Advocacy -- Personal-Public Balance -- Pragmatic Focus -- A Sense of Humor.

Clinical Indicators of Dificulties with Communication -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Communication Component: General-Feedforward -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Communication Component: General-Feedback -- Ops Approach to Strengthening Communication: Specific Calibration -- Summary -- The Operations Model-Psychotherapy Connection -- Part III -- Clinical Applicatio ns -- Chapter 12 -- Anger -- Definition of Anger -- The Function of Anger-An Ops Perspective -- Typical Clinical Complaints Regarding Anger -- Portrait of High-Functioning Ops Personality in Relation to Anger -- Recalibration of Ops Components: Anger Makeover -- Summary -- Further Clinical Considerations -- Chapter 13 -- Anxiety -- Definition of Anxiety -- The Function of Anxiety: An Ops Perspective -- Typical Clinical Complaints Regarding Anxiety -- Portrait of High-Ops Personality in Relation to Anxiety -- Recalibration of Ops Components: Anxiety Makeover -- Summary -- Further Clinical Considerations -- Chapter 14 -- Depression -- Definition of Depression -- The Function of Depression: An Ops Perspective -- Typical Clinical Complaints Regarding Depression -- Portrait of High-Functioning Ops Personality in Relation to Depression -- Recalibration of Ops Components: Depression Makeover -- Summary -- Further Clinical Considerations -- Chapter 15 -- Relationships -- Definition of Relationship -- The Function of Relationships: An Ops Perspective -- Typical Clinical Complaints Regarding Relationships -- Portrait of High-Functioning Ops Personality in Relation to Relationships -- Recalibration of Ops Components: Relationships Makeover -- Summary -- Further Clinical Considerations -- Chapter 16 -- Parenting -- Definition of Parenting -- The Function of Parenting: An Ops Perspective -- Typical Clinical Complaints Regarding Parenting.

Portrait of High-Functioning Ops Personality in Relation to Parenting.

In this book, Steve Davidson offers an innovative approach to psychotherapy and to personal development that builds upon operations theory and the idea that by methodically building operational competence, by identifying needs and wants, and then taking necessary action, we have a better opportunity to find happiness and personal fulfillment.

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