Journal 17.1 - The Growing Picture of Intuition and Possible Implications for Bowen Theory: East (PDF)

Volume 17.1

THE GROWING PICTURE OF INTUITION AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR BOWEN THEORY
Christopher F. East, PsyD
Over the past two decades intensive research has been conducted on the implicit learning system in general, and the phenomena we refer to as “intuition.” The import of this research suggests that intuition is not an extraordinary mechanism in the hands of a few gifted persons, but a universal neural mechanism with an evolutionary history based in social adaptation. Research further suggests that intuition is not only highly effective in shaping positive responses, but also quite common in human behavior. Such speculation naturally leads to significant implications in all learning theory, and Bowen theory in particular.
Keywords: Implicit learning system, intuition, dual process theory, Von Economo neurons,moral behavior, Bowen theory, differentiation of self, chronic anxiety, multigenerational transmission