The Falsification of the IFS Process

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I would expect there to be some sort of cluster of like memories that are particularly salient with the different emotional responses. And then it makes sense to not think of it as this- Like, the point of the exiles is to sort of not have the BXIs anymore. Do you think the IFS could be falsified? Yeah. But for me, falsifying it seems more like, okay, well, so when you ask people whether their parts can step aside, like, does anything interesting ever happen?"

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What is the Internal Family Systems model? What kinds of information do our emotions give us? How many agents live in our heads? And, if there's more than one, how well do those agents cooperate? What is operant conditioning? What is attachment theory? How does parenting differ from animal training? Is decision theory able to unify many different psychological theories?

Divia Eden has always been interested in understanding how minds work, and she currently spends most of her time unschooling her three kids. You can find out more about her at becomingeden.com or follow her on Twitter at @diviacaroline.

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