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Author:   Robin Robertson ,  Allan Combs
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Psychology Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9780805817379

ISBN 10:   0805817379
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   01 July 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: W.J. Freeman, Foreword. Part I:Introduction to Chaos Theory.R. Robertson, Chaos Theory and the Relationship Between Psychology and Science. S. Goerner, Chaos, Evolution, and Deep Ecology. J. Goldstein, The Tower of Babel in Nonlinear Dynamics: Toward the Clarification of Terms. Part II:Research Methods and Chaos Theory.A. Combs, M. Winkler, The Nostril Cycle: A Study in the Methodology of Chaos Science. T.L. Brown, A. Combs, Constraint, Complexity, and Chaos: A Methodological Follow-Up on the Nostril Cycle. H.C. Sabelli, L. Carlson-Sabelli, M. Patel, A. Levy, J. Diez-Martin, Anger, Fear, Depression and Crime: Physiological and Psychological Studies Using the Process Method. P.E. Rapp, Is There Evidence for Chaos in the Human Central Nervous System? Part III:Cognition and Chaos Theory.W. Sulis, Naturally Occurring Computational Systems. B. Goertzel, Belief Systems as Attractors. B. Goertzel, A Cognitive Law of Motion. F.D. Abraham, Dynamics, Bifurcation, Self-Organization, Chaos, Mind, Conflict, Insensitivity to Initial Conditions, Time, Unification, Diversity, Free Will, and Social Responsibility. Part IV:Education, Social Science, and Chaos Theory.C.A. Torre, Chaos, Creativity, and Innovation: Toward a Dynamical Model of Problem Solving. G. Koehler, Fractals and Path-Dependent Processes: A Theoretical Approach for Characterizing Emergency Medical Responses to Major Disasters. T.R. Young, Chaos Theory and Social Dynamics: Foundations of Postmodern Social Science. Part V:Psychotherapy and Chaos Theory.J. Goldstein, Unbalancing Psychoanalytic Theory: Moving Beyond the Equilibrium Model of Freud's Thought. S.E. Francis, Chaotic Phenomena in Psychophysiological Self-Regulation. L. Chamberlain, Strange Attractors in Patterns of Family Interaction. T. Marks-Tarlow, The Fractal Geometry of Human Nature. I.E. Lonie, The Princess and the Swineherd: Applications of Chaos Theory to Psychodynamics. P.A. Perna, Regression as Chaotic Uncertainty and Transformation. Part VI:Philosophy and Chaos Theory.P. Ainslie, Chaos, Psychology and Spirituality. M.R. Bütz, E. Duran, B.R. Tong, Cross-Cultural Chaos. M.R. Bütz, Emergence in Neurological Positivism, and the Algorithm of Number in Analytical Psychology. D. Loye, How Predictable Is the Future?: The Conflict Between Traditional Chaos Theory and the Psychology of Prediction, and the Challenge for Chaos Psychology. F.D. Peat, Chaos: The Geometrization of Thought.

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It provides interesting metaphors, particularly with reference to philosophy and psychology. This book is a starting point for those interested in the metaphor and methods of chaos theory in psychology. -American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.

It provides interesting metaphors, particularly with reference to philosophy and psychology. This book is a starting point for those interested in the metaphor and methods of chaos theory in psychology. -American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.

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