Abstract
As we have noted in previous chapters, the self system develops slowly over a period of time, adopting certain life styles that give it a sense of autonomy. The evolving self system is continually making adjustments to life situations in order to maintain a state of equilibrium. To state this thought in yet another way, to remain in synchrony or harmony with the environment, each individual makes fine-tuning adjustments as the need arises.
... human behavior is the expression of a dynamic interrelationship between the individual and his environment at a particular point in time and space ... mental health and the various deviations therefrom are but expressions of varying quantitative aspects of this relationship which at certain crucial levels results in quantitative changes. Judd Marmor and Eugene Pumpian-Mindlin, 1969 (4)
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Spradlin, W.W., Porterfield, P.B. (1979). Dissynchronous Behavior. In: Human Biosociology. Heidelberg Science Library. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6148-3_10
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