Donald K. Fromme

2011

Dialectical Tensions and Integration

The author’s principal thesis is that each of the existing therapeutic systems is based on a partial, incomplete picture of human functioning, problems, and change. Some focus narrowly on microcontextual factors affecting human problems; e.g., biomedical interventions typically focus on neurohormonal imbalances, while behavioral therapies focus on relatively small units of behavior and reinforcement contingencies.