ABSTRACT
Many of the psychological formulations may be described using neural computation terminology and insights from system theories related to neuroscience. Anxiety and depression may be reconceptualized in terms of perturbations to the normal dynamics of connectivity balances. More specifically, anxiety may be reconceptualized as a disorder of constraint satisfaction, and depression as a disorder of optimization dynamics. In addition, a more severe connectivity breakdown, such as significant disconnection, can explain psychosis. Considering that most mental disorders may be classified to one of these domains (i.e., psychosis, depression mood, and anxiety) it is evident that the formulations described thus far may be extended to propose a novel outlook on psychiatric diagnoses.
