Psycho-Cybernetics

Psycho-Cybernetics is a self-help book written by Maxwell Maltz in 1960.[1] Motivational and self-help experts in personal development, including Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy have based their techniques on Maxwell Maltz . Many of the psychological methods of training elite athletes are based on the concepts in Psycho-Cybernetics as well.[2] The book combines the cognitive behavioral technique of teaching an individual how to regulate self-concept, using theories developed by Prescott Lecky, with the cybernetics of Norbert Wiener and John von Neumann. The book defines the mind-body connection as the core in succeeding in attaining personal goals.[3]

Maltz found that his plastic surgery patients often had expectations that were not satisfied by the surgery, so he pursued a means of helping them set the goal of a positive outcome through visualization of that positive outcome.[3] Patients thinking that surgery will solve their problems is an example of the XY problem. Maltz became interested in why setting goals works. He learned that the power of self-affirmation and mental visualization techniques used the connection between the mind and the body. He specified techniques to develop a positive inner goal as a means of developing a positive outer goal. This concentration on inner attitudes is essential to his approach, as a person's outer success can never rise above the one visualized internally.

Reception

The book rapidly attained best-seller status and has remained in print continuously since its publication in 1960 .

Posthumous editions

Several later editions[4] have been produced since Maltz's death in 1975.[5]

gollark: We checked, and Macron is actually literally the worst.
gollark: As if that's possible.
gollark: Fearsome.
gollark: I might have to release apioforms from the beecloud.
gollark: It must comfort you to think so.

References
  1. Maltz, Maxwell (1960). Psycho-Cybernetics. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671700751.
  2. Gray, Michael C. "Psycho-Cybernetics Book Review". www.profitadvisors.com. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  3. 'Psycho-Cybernetics' Author; Plastic Surgeon Tries to Heal Inner Scars, Los Angeles Times, November 2, 1973.
  4. Posthumous Editions
    Year Title Author/Editor Publisher ISBN
    1996Psycho-Cybernetics 2000Bobbe SommerPrentice HallISBN 978-0132638494
    2002The New Psycho-CyberneticsDan KennedyPrentice HallISBN 978-0735202856
    2015Psycho-Cybernetics, Updated and ExpandedMatt FureyTarcher PerigeeISBN 978-0399176135
  5. CUMC Obituary Database
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.