About [Psy-to-nomics]

[Psy-to-nomics] - a methodology that is used for personality type assessment (typology). This method is based on a multidimensional approach to self, whereby an individual is comprised of a number of intellects, hence this is a multiple intelligence approach to self.

There are 8 intellects in [Psy-to-nomics] where each intellect is comprised of unique:

• Personality traits
• Life values
• Behavioral patterns and
• Linguistic abilities (both verbal and written)

A process of self-identification / self-diagnostics in this method, not only allows on an individual to determine who they are but to have a deep understanding of “why I want what I want” and “why I do the things that I do”, moreover it provides an understanding of individuals around us, their motivation and desires. Instruments that are built based on [Pse-to-nomics] are used in communication, that in turn leads to a conflict free relationships and could be used as a conflict resolution instruments. We develop and understanding of how to build relationships with individuals that see the world differently from ourselves, become more tolerant to our differences and more accepting to others.

A few definitions to better understand the basis for the methodology.

Intellect  - A combination of 4 factors:

• Life Values - our innate understanding of what is most important in life
• Personality Traits - inborn qualities that are developed over time based on the environment that a child is brought into. Not all of our personality traits that we have as a potential will transpire and develop, but those that will have a comfortable environment for development will.
• Linguistic abilities - language in both written and verbal form is unique to each individual, just like a fingerprint. We express ourselves differently based on the context, in other words, you will use different language when communication with parents, children, friends, in a work setting, etc. (*Psycholinguistics - science that studies language and its psychological implications. It is a cross path of language and cognition).
• Behavioral patterns - behaviors that we express also depend on our state of being and are influenced by our understanding and interpretation of a given situation.

Each intellect (there are 8 in the system) has unique desires/ambitions. An average city dweller has 4-6 intellects that s/he is born with. This being said we have multiple desires that require realization for us to feel satisfied with our life.

Multidimensional - Our ability to adapt both linguistically and behaviorally to the context that we are in determines the multidimensional aspects of our self. Depending on the circumstance we express specific qualities that will, most effectively, allow us to adapt to the situation. Multidimensional aspects of our self guarantee our adaptability.

Fulfillment/Unfulfilled or Self-realization/Absence of positive self-realization -
Each intellect has its own desires, ambition and vector of fulfillment. Your development happens through fulfillment of these needs, desires and ambitions. Each new desire is bigger than the previous one, this leads to growth. In general growth is in growing desires and ambition. Moreover fulfillment is necessary in all intellects that are present in a person, otherwise the feeling of “happiness” is going to be absent. “It seems that everything is Ok, but something is missing” would be the mantra of an unfulfilled person.


Foundational Rules

This methodology has three (3) fundamental rules
1. A person lives in principle of pleasure - Everything that I do, I do to gain pleasure, or to diminish suffering. By diminishing my suffering, I am increasing pleasure.
2. Basic needs must be satisfied in order for a person to grow. (ie Eat, sleep, breath and drink)
3. Social construct is crucial - “I or Self”, “Couple”, “Group”. Just like many animals do, humans survive as a group.

System of coordinated for the methodology implies that there are 4 dimensions. Everything has a direction out and in and therefore each dimension has a part that is extroverted (out) and introverted (in).

In this case Extroverted means that the world around me influences me more, Introverted implies that the world inside of me influences me more.

Dimensions are - Time, Space, Energy and Information

Intellects are - Revolutionary, Analytical, Logical, Physical, Visual, Abstract, Verbal, and Intuitive.

*[Psy-to-nomics] and validation of the methodology is a big part of the Dissertational work of Lena Feygin at Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria

(Information is being updated)

Fundamentals of the [Psy-to-nomics] methodology (from Greek “live through psychology”) is based on the System-Vectoral Psychology™ developed by Yury Burlan. This method and trainings based on it were created in the beginning of 2000 by a New York psychologist Yury Burlan. The starting point for this new psychological approach, was collaborative work of Yury with a psychologist Victor Tolkachev that later became a concept of the system-vectoral psychoanalysis in 2000. The concept was divided into the analytical work of Victor and synthesis of the work by Yury.

The underlying foundation for these works were works on systems proposed and developed by Vladimir Ganzen who in turn based his works on a variety of works in psycholinguistics and even works of Sigmund Freud.

Starting in 2004, Yury, based on the works has formulated his own concept and created a training naming is System-Vectoral Psychology™. After 7 years of trainings in NY, in 2008 Yury has created an online training that is still available worldwide.

Today his approach is still new and stands out from other works on multiple intelligence. A lot of his followers and colleagues have conducted research and published findings in professional scientific journals, as well as using it in practice.

He had a book published “System-vectorial psychology. 8 measures of subconscious”
(ISBN 978-5-9909839-6-0)

For me this started in the end of the 1990s. I was there with Yury in the beginning of it all. I have met Yury Burlan in 2000 and he became my mentor, colleague, and friend. Over the years of working together I have done my own research and created a somewhat different version of his approach called [Psy-to-nomics].

Over the past 15 years, I have integrated ed basic typology approach with research in psychosomatic, personality constructs, different psychological methods, and psycholinguistics and psychogenetics.

We continue to be great friends with Yury and support each other both personally and professionally.

“System-Vectoral Psychology”™ Yury Burlan - is a trademark. For clear cut definition and to avoid questions related to the approach and the differences I have created and use trademark [Psy-to-nomics]™ .

Systems theory has been applied to individual, family, and group therapy. Each type takes a slightly different approach based on the systems theory model.

• Individual Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an example of systemic therapy that incorporates the theories of Sigmund Freud with those of systems theory. It works to resolve unconscious motivations and patterns of behavior that affect an individual's life, relationships, and circumstances.
• Family Therapy: Family therapy examines how the family interacts as a cohesive unit. It also looks at patterns among individuals that influence or impede the potential for change within the family system.
• Group Therapy: Systems theory may apply to group and family dynamics. Therapy groups look at how a cohesive social unit is formed and how its members interact with each other to fulfill individual needs so the group can function successfully as a whole. ^{(Very Well Mind)}

Systemic Family Therapy is one of the methodologies used in Family Therapy, where a person is viewed as part of a family or social system, through the prism of his/her relationships with the system - family and other significant groups of people.

Clients/patients are coming to Family Therapy for a variety of reasons:

• dissatisfaction with his/her relationships with a partner
• complications in sustaining a family and long-term relationships
• complications in child-parent relationship
• divorces and grief/loss
• life crises
• psychological trauma
• psychosomatic issues
• addictions, co-dependencies, etc

This method allows working individually, as a couple, and with a larger family structure (children, parents, etc)

The most important role in the development of Systemic Family Therapy in the USA was Salvador Minuchin. He was one of the leading family therapists of the 1960s. He influenced the development of notions of "family structure" and "boundaries within families" used by the following generations of therapists and educators. In 1988, together with Family Studies Inc., he founded an institute to train therapists in this new modality, in New York.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term (12-20 sessions) approach to individual and couples therapy; it is an integrative approach, a synthesis of humanistic and structural systemic areas of psychotherapy.

It draws on a well-developed and research-supported theory of adult love relationships - the attachment theory of John Bowlby and his followers. This approach is enriched with the achievements of modern branches of knowledge about close relationships, the nature of distress in a couple, and the development patterns of emotional reactions. Our contemporaries call EFT love therapy.

EFT became an independent movement in the 80s of the 20th century thanks to the inexhaustible enthusiasm of the Canadian psychologist Dr. Susan Johnson with the active assistance of her colleagues, students, and like-minded people.

EFT can effectively treat broken relationships and create secure connections between partners/spouses and family members. Studies have shown that 70-75$ of couples moved from distress to recovery due to therapy, and nearly 90% showed significant long-term relationship improvements.

A distinctive feature of this approach is clarity and structure. The therapeutic process is divided into stages and phases. Each stage has its own goal. There are therapeutic techniques and techniques for achieving goals and solving problems at each stage.

CBT is based on the theory that the way individuals perceive a situation is more closely connected to their reaction than the situation itself. Individuals’ perceptions are often distorted and unhelpful, particularly when they are distressed. Cognitive Behavior Therapy helps people identify their distressing thoughts and evaluate how realistic the thoughts are. Then, they learn to change their distorted thinking. When they think more realistically, they feel better. The emphasis is also consistently on solving problems and initiating behavioral changes.

Principles of Treatment

CBT therapists use an individual formulation to guide treatment for each client. This formulation is essential to developing a sound therapeutic relationship, setting goals, planning treatment, and selecting interventions.

Fourteen tenets of good CBT:

1. CBT treatment plans are based on an ever-evolving cognitive conceptualization.
2. CBT requires a sound therapeutic relationship.
3. CBT continually monitors client progress.
4. CBT is culturally adapted and tailors treatment to the individual.
5. CBT emphasizes the positive.
6. CBT stresses collaboration and active participation.
7. CBT is aspirational, values-based, and goal-oriented.
8. CBT initially emphasizes the present.
9. CBT is educative.
10. CBT is time-sensitive.
11. CBT sessions are structured.
12. CBT uses guided discovery and teaches clients to respond to their dysfunctional cognitions.
13. CBT includes action plans (therapy homework).
14. CBT uses various techniques to change thinking, mood, and behavior.

© 2018. Adapted from J. Beck (2020) Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond, 3rd edition

Alfred Adler, a pivotal figure in the early development of psychotherapy, saw the importance of personal choice, cooperation, and connectedness in overcoming difficulties and making positive life changes (Carlson & Englar-Carlson, 2017).

Despite their age, Adler’s ideas remain as relevant as ever and align with modern views that social relationships and self-actualization are crucial to human growth and wellness.

Adlerian therapy identifies human behavior as goal-oriented and socially embedded and recognizes the importance of family groups (Sweeney, 2009)

"Along with Freud and Jung, Alfred Adler was a major contributor to the initial development of the psychodynamic approach to therapy" (Corey, 2013, p102). After collaborating for 10 years, Adler deviated from Freud's biological and deterministic point of view (which he believed was excessively narrow) to a social-psychological or goal-oriented view of human nature.

The following points summarize some of the key theoretical principles of what became Adlerian therapy (modified from Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2015):

1. Holism - Humans must be treated as a single unit rather than divided into separate parts
2. Superiority striving - Despite obstacles, we naturally strive (actively and creatively) toward excellence and task completion
3. Purpose - Humans work toward specific goals in life, driven by future hopes rather than past experiences
4. Social interest and community feeling - We strive to connect socially at an individual and community level. The absence of community would lead to arrogance and selfishness.
5. An idiographic approach - While generalizations can be helpful, every human must be considered unique
6. Phenomenology - Everyone creates their own reality; experiences are based on individual perceptions and subjectivity
7. Soft determinism - Biology and environment influence, but do not determine behavior
8. Freedom to choose - We are responsible for choosing our behavior from limited options. Yet, we often make poor choices because of a lack of knowledge or education
9. Lifestyle - The schemas used for directing ourselves through our lives are established during childhood but can be changed later through education and therapy
10. Optimism - Adler was "hopeful that the pull toward social interest and community feeling and the drive toward completeness would help individuals live together peacefully and happily" (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2015, p.88)

Source Positive Psychology

Image Transformation Therapy (ImTT) works where other approaches fall short. You can eliminate traumatic memories, disruptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a way that is different from other therapy modalities.

Which is Why:

• You can get to the root causes of psychological problems faster
• You don't have to relive the experience, feelings, or visions
• Results often seem magical and are often noticed in just one session
• Life-changing outcomes are possible even after years of trying other treatments and therapy

ImTT aims to eliminate the root causes of negative feelings and dysfunctional behaviors.
No behavioral management is needed because behaviors will change when the root causes are no longer there.

• Traumatic Memories
• Emotional Neglect
• Crisis Management
• Treatment for Children
• OCD
• Behavioral Addictions
• Substance Addictions
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Autism Management

EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), reducing the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes, showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences (Maxfield, 2019). EMDR therapy has even been superior to Prozac in trauma treatment (Van der Kolk et al., 2007). Shapiro and Forrest (2016) share that more than 7 million people have been treated successfully by 110,000 therapists in 130 countries since 2016.

The American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs/Dept. of Defense, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the World Health Organization among many other national and international organizations recognize EMDR therapy as an effective treatment.

How is EMDR therapy different from other therapies?

EMDR therapy does not require discussing the distressing issue or
completing homework between sessions. EMDR therapy, rather than focusing on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allows the brain to resume its natural healing process.
EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.

How does EMDR therapy affect the brain?

Our brains have a natural way of recovering from traumatic memories and events. This process involves communication between the amygdala (the alarm signal for stressful events), the hippocampus (which assists with learning, including memories about safety and danger), and the prefrontal cortex (which analyzes and controls behavior and emotion). While traumatic experiences can often be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help.
Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment or “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the original event's fight, flight, or freeze response is resolved.

Who can benefit from EMDR therapy?

EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages. Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges:

• Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias
• Chronic Illness and medical issues
• Depression and bipolar disorders
• Dissociative disorders
• Eating disorders
• Grief and loss
• Pain
• Performance anxiety
• Personality disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues
• Sexual assault
• Sleep disturbance
• Substance abuse and addiction
• Violence and abuse

 Information is taken from EMDRIA.org