The hypothalamus and pituitary react to these low levels of thyroid hormone by producing more TRH and TSH. Because the thyroid canât respond properly, the hypothalamus sends out more TRH and the pituitary keeps releasing more TSH. Thus, a high level of TSH plus low thyroid hormone levels indicates hypothyroidism.
Empiricism pure and simple is not enough, however. Note that the heading for this section is systematic empiricism. Observation is fine and necessary. But pure, unstructured observation of the natural world will not lead to scientific knowledge.
PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY AND THE HOLISTIC APPROACH. The ways in which Personal Construct Theory (PCT) is invoked in the holistic approach is. discussed (for the original description of PCT see Kelly, 2000a), and some problems it raises. for the holistic approach are highlighted in this section.