Unique Assignment Number: 807559
Course Code: PYC 4808
Assignment 2:
Introduction to First and Second-Order Cybernetics
, 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Plagiarism Declaration ........................................................................................ p. 3
2. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………p.4
3. Q1: How is reality seen by FOC and SOC? ……………………………………p.4-5
4. Q2: How are health and pathology addressed by FOC and SOC?......................p.5-7
5. Q3: What is the role and function of the therapist is in FOC and SOC………..p.7-8
6. Q4: Comparison between FOC change and SOC change according to the Strategic
Approaches……………………………………………………………………p.8-9
7. Q5: Critical ethical concerns that could be raised about both FOC and SOC...p.9-11
8. Q6: How the first- and second-order cybernetic approaches can be integrated in a
useful and complementary way……………………………………………….p.11-12
9. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………..p.12
10. References ……………………………………………………………………p.13-14