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psyches veil psychotherapy fractals and complexity
p historically the language and concepts within clinical theory have been steeped in linear assumptions and reductionist thinking . because the essence of psychotherapy involves change psyche s veil suggests that clinical practice is inherently a nonlinear affair . p in this book terry marks tarlow provides therapists with new language models and metaphors to narrow the divide between theory and practice while bridging the gap between psychology and the sciences . by applying contemporary perspectives of chaos theory complexity theory and fractal geometry to clinical practice the author discards traditional conceptions of health based on ideals of regularity set points and normative statistics in favour of models that emphasize unique moments variability and irregularity . psyche s veil further explores philosophical and spiritual implications of contemporary science for psychotherapy . p written at the interface between artistic scientific and spiritual aspects of therapy psyche s veil is a case based book that aspires to a paradigm shift in how practitioners conceptualize critical ingredients for internal healing . novel treatment of sophisticated psychoanalytical issues and tie ins to interpersonal neurobiology make this book appeal to both the specialist practitioner as well as the generalist reader . p . p
hardcover routledge 2008 isbn13 9780415455442 isbn10 0415455448
book type nf isbn 13 9780415455442 number of pages 343 publisher routledge release date 62135769600000