Strange Attractors: Chaos, Complexity, and the Art of Family Therapy

Margaret Ward, Michael R. Bütz, Linda L. Chamberlain, W. C. McCown, Michael R. Bütz

Family Relations · 1998 · 39 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Partial table of contents: SENSITIVITY TO INITIAL CONDITIONS. Warning, Objects Behind the Mirror May Be More Complex Than They Appear. FAMILIES...COMPLEX TERRAIN. The Eerie Beauty of Strange Attractors. CATCHING THE BUTTERFLY--CHAOS IN THERAPY. In the Eye of the Storm. Fractals and Forks in the Road. Trying to Unscramble the Eggs. The Critical Moment. NO PREDICTABLE PERIOD. From Chaos to Order, or... From Order to Chaos. Epigram: Measuring Change in Chaotic Systems, Problems with Modeling, and the Need for Case Studies. References. Indexes.