MEASURING SMALL-GROUP PROCESS - A METHODOLOGICAL APPLICATION OF CHAOS THEORY

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FUHRIMAN, A
BURLINGAME, GM
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10.1177/1046496494254005
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B849 [应用心理学];
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Research on group therapy typically defines one dimension of the therapeutic process (i.e., cohesion, feedback, self-disclosure) in space or evolving through time. As a result, little is learned regarding the interconnectedness, relatedness, or interaction of these important dimensions of what is occurring within the group. In recent years, the articulation of chaos theory-the science of process rather than of state-has unfolded and found application in the behavioral sciences. In this article, central principles underlying chaos theory are described and the mathematics of chaos are applied to interaction from a short-term psychotherapy group. Differences in the pattern of complexity inherent in interactions of group members were found in the individual sessions when compared to the group as a whole.
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