Publications

William T. Powers

Warren Mansell

Warren Mansell First published: 17 March 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-8765.2011.01140.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1756-8765.2011.01140.x

Franz Mechsner, Dirk Kerzel, Günther Knoblich & Wolfgang Prinz Mechsner, F., Kerzel, D., Knoblich, G. et al. Perceptual basis of bimanual coordination. Nature 414, 69–73 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35102060 https://www.nature.com/articles/35102060

Warren Mansell When people feel like they aren’t in control of their lives, or they become too controlling, this can cause psychological problems. ASK expert in Perceptual Control Theory, Dr Warren Mansell, why finding the […]

Lydia Morrisa, Karina Lovellb, Phil McEvoyc, Richard Emsleyd, Lesley-Anne Cartere, Dawn Edgea, Rachel Batesc, Tanya Wallworkc and Warren Mansel In an RCT, the Take Control Course for up to 20 adults (transdiagnostic & based on […]

Marc Schwartz and Philip M. Sadler http://www.project2061.org/events/meetings/technology/tech2/schwartz-sadler.htm

William T. Powers (2009) We hear quite a lot about models such as weather models which can be used to predict what will happen in the next few days, or models of colliding galaxies which […]

William T. Powers (2011) In PCT, we say that organisms learn control, not behavior. But the meaning of that isn’t self-evident — isn’t controlling also behaving? The organization of a control system, in most cases, […]

William T. Powers (2010) The title of this paper is somewhat misleading, in that the Method of Levels (MOL) did not start out as an intentional synthesis of other therapeutic techniques. It was originally just […]

Timothy A. Carey Routledge; 1st edition (December 1, 2017) Book description Inappropriate health care is an escalating and expensive problem. It affects high income, middle income, and low income countries and wastes billions of dollars […]

Timothy A. Carey, Sara J. Tai, and Robert Griffiths Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2021 edition (April 5, 2021) Book Description This book offers a radically different perspective on the topic of health inequity. Carey, Tai, […]

Richard S. Marken, and Timothy A. Carey  Australian Academic Press (February 3, 2016) Book description “We need to strive for a world where people control what is important to themselves while minimizing the controlling of […]

Timothy A. Carey New View Pubns (January 1, 2008) Book description Believing that people with psychological problems get themselves better, Australian clinical psychologist, academic and researcher Timothy A. Carey introduces readers to the Method of […]

Timothy A. Carey, Warren Mansell, and Sara J. Tai 2015, Routledge. ISBN 9780415738781 Book Description Many current approaches to the treatment of psychological problems focus on specific disorders and techniques that are purported to be […]

Warren Mansell, Timothy A. Carey, and Sara J. Tai  Routledge; 1st edition (November 27, 2012) Book description Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for most mental health problems. Each different problem is […]

Timothy A. Carey “I’ve just finished the Method of Levels, and I’m astonished, delighted, and inspired. I was a psychotherapist for many years, using a variety of approaches (predominantly Gestalt Therapy, several versions of family […]

Martin Taylor’s ongoing book project describing the foundations of perceptual control theory and its many implications. […]

“Wow.  I am impressed with this book!  It is comprehensive, neatly structured, and provides a great scientific context for introducing Perceptual Control Theory to the layperson.  The explanation builds up gradually over the chapters.  Fantastic.” – Warren Mansell, DPhil, DClinPsy, CPsychol […]

William T. Powers …small changes convert von Holst’s model into a true negative feedback control system. lf we assume with von Holst that a similar architecture holds at higher levels in the nervous system, we […]