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How do people change? Is it a simple linear process, an easy evolution, from beginning state A, intervening variable or stimulus B, to resulting C? Or is the process more complex and nonlinear? Clinical theory and practice, supported by empirical evidence, indicate that the latter is true and that indeed human growth and evolution follow a complex rhythmic pattern. This chapter will examine a developmental model of the growth pattern and the implications of this paradigm for psychotherapy.
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Kirschner, S., Kirschner, D.A. (1991). The Two Faces of Change. In: Curtis, R.C., Stricker, G. (eds) How People Change. The Springer Series in Social / Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0741-7_10
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