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Chaos theories have revolutionized scientists' concept of the physical world over the past 50 years. Variously called chaos, nonlinear dynamical systems, self-organization, and the broader science of complexity, this new way of seeing stands in sharp contrast to the linear, reductionistic models that have dominated most psychological thinking. Theories of chaos, complexity and self-organization also have potential for psychology, offering a model for behaviour that resonates more closely with psychologists' understanding of the vicissitudes of human change. In this text, group and family therapists as well as developmentalists and researchers describe the impact that chaos, complexity, and self-organization have on their understanding of human change. The book begins with a general and easy-to-understand description of chaos and complexity theories. Following this, three parts focus on topics long debated within psychology. In the first part, new models of develpment are presented that will correspond more closely with many psychologists' every-day observations of development. In the second part, regression, dissociative disorders, and childhood trauma are re-examined from this new perspective, showing how this theoretical stance helps to normalize the often bizarre symptoms of clients with these disorders. Next, group and family dynamics are explored and case examples given of how to integrate these new models of behaviour to understand clients as they struggle to restructure and reorganize their lives.

Table of Contents:
Introduction - The History, Meaning, and Implications of Chaos and Complexity; Toward a Dynamic Developmental Understanding of Disorder; The Self-Organization of Psychological Defences; Dynamics of Development in Relationships; Regression as Evolutionary Process - A View From Dialectics and Chaos Theory; Dissociative Disorders in Light of Chaos and Complexity; Reciprocal Causality and Childhood Trauma - An Application of Chaos Theory; Complexity and Psychotherapy - Promising Dialogues and Practical Issues; Systematic Chaos - Self-Organizing Systems and the Process of Change; Chaos and Order in the Psychotherapy Group; Reflections on the Therapeutic System as Seen From Chaos and Complexity Theories - Implications for Research and Treatment; Complex Physiological Systems - Synergetics and Chaos; Conclusion - Future Directions.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781557984296
  • Publisher: American Psychological Association
  • Publisher Imprint: American Psychological Association
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1557984298
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 1997
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Translating Theory into Practice


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