Premium
Intimacy and distance regulation: From Homeostasis to Structural Coupling and Coherence
Author(s) -
Israelstam Ken
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1989.tb00732.x
Subject(s) - coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , determinism , coupling (piping) , epistemology , process (computing) , regulator , loose coupling , psychology , cognitive science , social psychology , computer science , physics , philosophy , biology , engineering , quantum mechanics , mechanical engineering , programming language , operating system , biochemistry , gene
An attempt is made to move from the previously described notion of homeostasis and the symptomatic distance regulator, to a more coherently systemic one, based on the work of Maturana and Dell. Maturana's concept of structure‐determinism is used to explain how individuals who have consensually shared fears of being either too close or too distant in relationships to others become structurally coupled in such a way that a highly resonant system emerges that regulates itself in a way that is coherent with the structure‐determined beliefs of the individual family members. These belief systems are seen as vital ingredients in understanding the process of structural coupling.