{"title":"Situated psychology as triangulated. Understanding psychological processes as relations between subjectivity, intersubjectivity and objectivity.","authors":"Bo Allesøe Christensen","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09916-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09916-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article will attempt to present a framework for understanding situated psychology as involving a dynamic relationship between the subjective, intersubjective, and the objective. Explorations of this relationship within psychology have often highlighted one side at the expense of the others. Here it will be argued, theoretically, that the three sides constitute a dynamic and equal relation working as a background for any psychologically relevant situation, and it is only against this background it makes sense to highlight one of the sides. The argument will proceed in three steps. First, I will argue why this notion of triangulation is relevant and furthermore present some reservations on how to understand the triangulation when connected to the situated character of psychology. Indicating that triangulation has a situated character will be argued for using Michael Tomasello's description of children's cognitive development. The point is that there are rudiments very early on indicating psychological situations involving degrees of subjective, intersubjective, and objective elements which are part of human general pscyholog. This will, in the final step, pave the way for a theoretical sketch, with the help of the American philosopher Donald Davidson, of how the three elements are all at play when we try to understand the psychologically relevant in a given situation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"47"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Situated Psychopathology.","authors":"Svend Brinkmann","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09913-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09913-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article seeks to formulate a situated approach to mental disorder that overcomes some of the problems of contemporary diagnostic psychiatry. A framework is needed that aims to integrate neuroscientific knowledge about the brain and other aspects of the person with knowledge about the environment. Inspired by the work of researchers such as Thomas Fuchs, Jerome Wakefield, and Dorte Gannik, I articulate four basic principles for a theory of psychopathology as situated, which hopefully point in this direction. These principles state that a theory of psychopathology as situated is relational; that it needs a concept of ecosocial niches; that it has an externalist component; and that it sees the brain as a social organ. The article begins by providing a brief overview of some of the criticism that has recently been leveled at the expanding diagnostic psychiatry from neuroscientific and contextual approaches, and the whole point of integrating these in a situated approach to mental disorder is to find theoretical room for factors related to the brain, mind, and body of the person as well as for the adversities that people are exposed to in their lives.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12037676/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144043834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomy of Cooperation and Reciprocity: Beyond Interdisciplinary Social Science Imperialism.","authors":"Elias L Khalil","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09906-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09906-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The literature on cooperation acknowledges different forms of cooperation and their corresponding forms of reciprocity. This paper goes further and shows that most of these different forms are indeed distinct types; hence, the terms \"cooperation\" and \"reciprocity\" are portmanteau. This paper proposes a taxonomy of ten types: i) quid pro quo; ii) intertemporal allocation; iii) altruism; iv) formal obligations (justice); v) informal obligations (repayment of favors); vi) gifts; vii) allegiance; viii) hegemony; ix) grants; and x) philanthropy. Nonetheless, \"beneficence\", defined as the promotion of the good, is common to all ten types. The promotion of the good entails actions that are free from i) opportunism and deception; ii) self-aggrandizement; and iii) malevolence (envy, schadenfreude, etc.). One payoff of the proposed ten-type taxonomy of cooperation/reciprocity is the delineation of five disciplines: anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, and psychology. Each discipline is suitable for the study of one or two types of cooperation/reciprocity. This raises a question: how does each discipline conceive of the other types appropriate for adjacent disciplines? This paper finds that each discipline effectively sculptures the other types after its own preconceived mode of conception (toolkit)-amounting to \"interdisciplinary social science imperialism.\" The proposed ten-type taxonomy promises a transdisciplinary platform that is impartial, i.e., able to help researchers avoid interdisciplinary imperialism. This payoff shows the possibility of unifying the social sciences without interdisciplinary imperialism, i.e., reducing all types of cooperation/reciprocity to one's favored preconceived toolkit.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"44"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12021698/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144006534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Moving From Statistical to Hypothesis-driven Outliers.","authors":"Alexander von Eye, Wolfgang Wiedermann","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09908-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09908-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article, a new approach to outlier analysis in categorical data is proposed. Standard outlier analysis defines outliers in terms of such data characteristics as mutual distances or correlations among data points. This applies to the analysis of continuous and categorical data, and to univariate and multivariate outlier analysis as well as to data mining. In this article, a new specification of outlying data points is proposed, specifically, it is proposed to define outliers as data points that are extreme with respect to substantive hypotheses. It is also proposed to perform two forms of outlier analysis of the same data. The first is standard outlier analysis that inspects data characteristics. The second is Configural Frequency Analysis (CFA). This method defines outliers as extreme cells that contradict a substantive null hypothesis, the CFA base model. A data example is given, in which, first, outliers are identified using cluster analysis (unsupervised classification). Subsequently, the data are analyzed with CFA (supervised classification). Results show that outliers that were identified under unsupervised classification have the potential of distorting results of supervised classification. The mutual relations of unsupervised and supervised classification, both performed on the same data, are discussed. Configural Frequency Analysis and outlier analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"43"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144030577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating Beyond Interpersonal Manipulation: Insights from Heidegger's Perspective.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Benyu Guo","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09909-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09909-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we explore the question of how manipulative interactions may be transformed to healthier non-manipulative ones-or, in Buber's terms, move from an \"I-It\" to an \"I-Thou\" relationship. To address this question, we draw on Heidegger's viewpoint of pre-reflective practice, particularly his concepts \"readiness-to-hand\" and \"presence-at-hand\", and analyze the manipulative mode of interpersonal interaction through this lens. Building upon this framework while incorporating relevant psychoanalytic theories and case studies, we then identified boundary-setting as a crucial mechanism for navigating beyond interpersonal manipulation. Furthermore, the paper delves into four specific cases of self-other interaction to provide a deeper understanding of intersubjective dynamics and their implications for relational transformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143993988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Symbolic Activity and Agency.","authors":"Konstantin Mochalov, Alexey Voskresensky","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09911-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09911-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Symbolic activity and agency are interconnected processes that underlie the human ability to act freely and independently of external conditions. Symbols, as a key element of this activity, enable humans to transcend immediate reality by operating with hypothetical and abstract events. This becomes possible through the transformation of S-R (stimulus-response) associations, where symbolic activity liberates the subject from direct dependence on external stimuli, creating the basis for free and purposeful behavior. Important aspects of symbolic activity may include the processes of pleromatization and schematization. Pleromatization is associated with the expansion of the sign field, where sign-vehicles are abstracted from objects, forming a field of possible meanings and interpretations. This field creates the basis for multiple action variants and alternative paths to achieving goals. Schematization, in turn, organizes this field by forming specific routes through the creation of point-like signs. The interaction of field-like signs and point-like signs allows the subject to transition from possible events to actual actions, thereby facilitating the manifestation of agency. Field-like signs represent potential possibilities, while point-like signs represent concrete paths for their realization. Two-stage models of free behavior help to understand how symbolic activity overcomes the rigid determinism of S-R relationships. In the first stage, action variants are generated, where the subject evaluates various possibilities based on field-like signs. In the second stage, one of the variants is selected and realized through point-like signs. These models demonstrate how internal motives arising from symbolic activity can replace external causes, creating a sense of freedom while maintaining internal determinism. Thus, agency does not exclude determinism but relies on internal motives rather than external stimuli.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144048947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Elisa Molina, Raffaele De Luca Picione, María Teresa Del Rio, Linus P F Guenther, Augusto Mellado, Pablo Fossa
{"title":"Correction: Cultural Semiotic Model for Psychotherapy.","authors":"María Elisa Molina, Raffaele De Luca Picione, María Teresa Del Rio, Linus P F Guenther, Augusto Mellado, Pablo Fossa","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09907-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09907-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144030044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Authentic Leader in the Neoliberal Times: Development, Identity Dominance and the Politics of \"Doing\" in India.","authors":"Chetan Sinha","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09910-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-025-09910-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Authentic leadership in India is founded on the politics of development and social identity construction. It has been politicized with new meaning under the garb of cultural revivalism rather than the revivalism of criticality. The discourses of neoliberalism and the current sociopolitical context of India showed how the majority preferred authentic leaders who enhanced social class mobility and change and fulfilled cultural-political needs. The present article attempts to understand how an authentic leader represents the social identity and values of the majority. The new politics of resistance, movements, and leadership are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"39"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'I Condemn!': A Discursive Analysis of Moral Condemnations in the Political Realm.","authors":"Jonas Tellefsen Hejlesen","doi":"10.1007/s12124-025-09905-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12124-025-09905-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, I present a crude, provisional theory of moral condemnation based on a discursive analysis of an interaction between two prominent political figures - on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) - in the aftermath of the Iranian missile strike on Israel on 1 October 2024. Based on the analysis, I argue that moral condemnations may serve as a tool for regulating action, and I provide a game-based analogy which may help encapsule two central aspects of moral condemnation: the construction of moral responsibility and a relationship of guilt (setting the board); and the (attempt to) regulate action (playing the game). Finally, I propose that we may also use moral condemnations as a substitute for action - especially in instances where the actor is either unable or unwilling to intervene. By morally condemning we may create a socially and/or personally legitimate excuse for inaction through a displacement of the responsibility to act - thus, ultimately allowing oneself to not do anything by not doing nothing.</p>","PeriodicalId":50356,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science","volume":"59 2","pages":"38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11958490/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}