It ends up at the bottom of a hole,the ball trajects the three dimensions of space (x,y,and z),changing its states over time. The state on the ball inside the hole,just after it has come to a rest,could be represented as a specific single point in phase space,to which the 3 dimensions of the system’s trajectory by means of space have converged. Assuming that the ball will usually finish up in the hole following quite a few distinctive trajectories,we would arrive at a basic illustration of a dynamics in which the system’s three dimensions are always compressed toward zero dimensions,which is indicative of socalled attractor dynamics. The unchanging,stable state,like inside the bottom with the hole in golf,is known as a point attractor. Because the example with the golf ball illustrates,DST concepts allow visualizing complex temporal behaviors of particular systems when it comes to geometrical representations. We use the notions of phase space,trajectory and attractor to conceptualize the states and adjustments of a human self. From a DST viewpoint the human self may be seen as a nonlinear dynamical method that displays a particular behavior represented as movement through the “landscape” of phase space (Nowak et al. Tschacher and Munt. The phase space in the enactive self refers towards the states from the self as produced in its relations Selonsertib together with the social atmosphere. It consists of representations of social interactions and relations,covering idealized engagements with and disengagements from others all through a lifetime. The self ‘s phase space is hence a space from the two basic variables of distinction and participation as introduced in the preceding section. So that you can define the phase space of an enactive self at the most general level we abstract over all possible variations of distinction and participation (individually preferred ranges,distinct cultures,at distinct instances of life) and use distinction and participation as variables D and P. This is in line with abstract conceptualizations of psychological phenomena,for instance Kurt Lewin’s topological psychology (Lewin,,in which character and social relations are modeled with regards to regions and barriers in `life space’ (Tschacher and Dauwalder. Our model of phase space may perhaps also be associated with theoretical psychologywww.frontiersin.orgMay Volume PubMed ID:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25032528 Post Kyselo and TschacherEnactivism,DST and dyadic relationships(Leary,,in line with which character includes an interpersonal space that is similarly constituted by two dimensions,agency and communion (Horowitz et al. In terms of psychological improvement this resonates together with the function of Mahler,who described the infant’s self improvement as a process of individuation and separation by way of which the infant’s self emerges subsequent to a postnatal period of symbiotic relation with all the mother (Mahler et al. The variables D and P span the self ‘s phase space,which can therefore be illustrated as a plane (Figure. We denote the states in the self by their places in this plane (DP). The greater the value of D,the higher the system’s distinction,and vice versa,the higher the worth of P,the higher is the system’s participation. Given that the enactive self is often relational,neither D nor P can ever possess a value of zero. As well as its value of D and P,every single point (DP) with the plane features a good or adverse “elevation,” so that the corresponding slope represents repulsion from or attraction toward this point. The self ‘s behavior is represented by trajectories,i.e sequences.