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Object relations theory and activity theory: A proposed link by way of the procedural sequence model
Author(s) -
Ryle Anthony
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1991.tb01669.x
Subject(s) - object relations theory , object (grammar) , sequence (biology) , psychology , activity theory , link (geometry) , cognitive science , psychological theory , cognitive psychology , model theory , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychoanalytic theory , mathematics , computer network , philosophy , biology , genetics , discrete mathematics
An account of object relations theory (ORT), represented in terms of the procedural sequence model (PSM), is compared to the ideas of Vygotsky and activity theory (AT). The two models are seen to be compatible and complementary and their combination offers a satisfactory account of human psychology, appropriate for the understanding and integration of psychotherapy.