Hello, my name is Miklos Fodor and I’m presenting my new book
that suggests a paradigm shift within psychology.
Is there any need for a paradigm shift?
Since this new science first began to be developed, 
different theories and models have been created 
that have helped us better understand both our selves 
and our society.
So, what is the problem?
Most models use their own terminology, 
so these approaches are hard to link with each other. 
This is so with analytical and behavioral approaches, 
and with positive psychology and cognitive science.
There has been no common thinking frame, a paradigm, 
that could connect the models into one,
integrated view about humans.
I believe I have created a simple, powerful model 
that can act as a new paradigm, 
one that is usable in areas of life 
traditionally seen as being far removed from each other, 
such as sex and religion, 
happiness and aggression, 
and altruism and problem solving.
My recently published book 
describes this integrated concept 
both in an easy-to-understand way, and
with a formal description for psychological professionals. 
The easy-to-understand description has been presented so that lay people 
with an interest in psychology, 
but without specialized knowledge or training, 
can understand the model, 
as it uses simple terms such as Self or Environment.
The formal description was prepared for researchers, 
as it uses more sophisticated terms 
and a system theory approach 
that operates with inputs, transformations, and connections.
Following the introduction of the main concept, 
I present a series of articles 
that use the concept not only to allow us to understand better ourselves, 
but also link it to existing scientific theory.
Some topics discussed in the book 
have video-presentations similar to this one. 
These include the main concept itself, 
and the chapters on art, 
and altruism. 
I plan to upload further video articles, 
so it might be worth subscribing to my youtube channel, 
or registering on Psychology 2.0 website, 
to keep you notified.
Psychology 2.0 is a wiki, 
a website similar to wikipedia, 
containing the online, editable version of the book. 
The difference between the two versions 
is that the text and illustrations in the book have been professionally edited. 
In addition, only the book, 
e-book and kindle versions 
contain the formal description of the main concept.
Please browse the book on lulu.com, 
or visit psy2.org, 
to familiarize yourself with the articles.
