Context Thinking:About
Origins
Context Thinking originated from a search for an explanatory psychological model for autism. Initially, the focus was on the concept contextblindness. Gradually, clear links to other domains, such as psychoses and personality disorders, emerged in the literature and in practice.
The project does not want to limit these insights to the medical world, but also wants to share them with a wider audience. The intention is to "medicalize" phenomena such as autism or psychological vulnerability less and to understand them more as variants of normal human functioning.
What is Context Thinking?
Context Thinking is a knowledge platform about context, complex thinking and psychological vulnerability. The site builds on presentations, publications and research by Koen Thomeer. The aim is to provide insight into how differences in context sensitivity and thinking styles affect our daily lives, relationships and psychological well-being.
Target audience
This wiki is aimed at:
- healthcare providers and medical/psychology students
- researchers and policy makers
- a broad audience interested in human thought and context
Objectives
- Explain concepts such as complex thinking, context blindness and transactional action
- Offering cases and examples to make theory concrete
- Provide references to literature, external sources and presentations
- To lay a foundation for discussion and further development
Author
Koen Thomeer is a general practitioner in Antwerp and a researcher in primary care. His work starts from the observation that a lot of psychological vulnerability is related to differences in context sensitivity and the degree of complex thinking.