The Typology of Deviant Development: A Model for Analysis and Its Use in Practice

摘要

The chapter starts with an analysis of the general development of science. Three main phases of scientific rationality are discerned: classical, nonclassical, and postnonclassical science. The phases are described in detail in three categorical grids. The postnonclassical stage of developmental psychology is sketched after a general introduction and a triadic approach is proposed. Synergetic categories are described as relevant analytic tools in the postnonclassical stage of psychological science.