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Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder known for primary symptoms of motor learning and execution difficulties. Recent research has consistently suggested DCD symptoms span broadly beyond motor difficulties, yet a majority of research and practice approaches the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of DCD with a reductionist framework. Therefore, this paper suggests the paradigm of complexity theory as a means for better conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of DCD. First, the perspective of complexity theory and its relevance to DCD is described. Then, examples from recent research which attempt to acknowledge and capture the complex nature of DCD are highlighted. Finally, suggestions for considering and measuring complexity of DCD in future research and practice are provided. Overall, the perspective of complexity can propel the research forward and improve the understanding of DCD relevant to assessment and treatment. The complexity paradigm is highly relevant to describing the evolving and multidimensional picture of DCD, understanding heterogeneous symptom profiles, making connections to interconnected secondary symptoms, and beyond.
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La Psicología Industrial/Organizarional (P I/O) enfrenta importantes retos. La creciente polarización e inestabilidad laboral genera profundas transformaciones subjetivas en los trabajadores respecto al valor y significado que asignan al trabajo y a la vida misma. El panorama anterior presenta la urgencia de estudiar de forma crítica el papel histórico de la P I/O y replantear el quehacer intelectual de este campo. La principal implicación de esta discusión es la creación de una nueva Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones (PTO) que integre innovadoras coordenadas teóricas y metodológicas para el estudio de los trabajadores en organizaciones y escenarios laborales diversos. Planteamos esta nueva PTO como un campo de estudio transdisciplinario.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O P) faces important challenges. Increased polarization and instability of labor generates profound subjective transformations on the value and meaning workers ascribe to work and life. This context presents the need to address critically the historic role of I/O P and to restate the intellectual agenda of this field. The principal implication of this discussion is the creation of a new Psychology of Work and Organizations (PWO) that integrates new theoretical and methodological coordinates to study workers in diverse organizations and scenarios. The new PWO is presented as a transdisciplinary field.
