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Strange Attractors: Chaos, Complexity, and the Art of Family Therapy |
| Michael R. Bütz; Linda L. Chamberlain; William G. McCown |
| "A realm lies there of forms to explore and harmonies to discover." ÂDavid Ruelle, codiscoverer of strange attractors Strange attractors are hidden islands of stability, subtle patterns of order at the heart of chaos. They are among the handful of breakthrough discoveries that gave rise to what has been called the third great scientific revolution of the twentieth century, chaos theory. Offering a revolutionary new rubric for understanding the natural world, chaos theory arms scientists with a set of powerful tools for studying complex systems in fields as diverse as particle physics, evolutionary biology, and meteorology. Now, behavioral scientists have discovered that chaos theoryÂwhich the APA Monitor identified as "an important new paradigm in psychology"Âalso has profound implications for deciphering human behavior.
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 nonlinear systemsÂthe 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.
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