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Written by three leaders in the field, Strange Attractors explains how the principles of chaos theory can help mental health professionals arrive at a more profound understanding of the dynamics of one of the most complicated non-linear systems - the family. Both a general introduction to chaos theory and a guide to its clinical applications, Strange Attractors details various chaos-based approaches to the assessment and treatment of families.
Central to all of the approaches outlined in this book is the concept of families as organic systems with boundaries and patterns that grow and change in complicated ways. Unlike a machine, which is a closed system, a family is open-ended, and its survival depends upon its ability to weather periods of extreme turbulence and chaos en route to calmer oases. The job of the family therapist is to identify the strange attractors that promote transformation.
Using vivid vignettes and rich metaphors, Strange Attractors demonstrates how readers can apply the science of chaos theory to the art of engendering family change.
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Strange Attractors: Chaos, Complexity, and the Art of Family Therapy
2008, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Strange attractors: chaos, complexity, and the art of family therapy
1997, Wiley
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0471079510 9780471079514
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Strange Attractors: Chaos, Complexity, and the Art of Family Therapy (Wiley Series in Couples and Family Dynamics and Treatment)
November 1996, Wiley
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"A CENTRAL QUEST for psychologists and other social scientists is to understand what constitutes the process of change in human beings."
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