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Psychotherapy as A Chaotic Process I. Coding the Client-Therapist Interaction by Means of Sequential Plan Analysis and the Search for Chaos: A Stationary Approach

Günter Schiepek University of Münster, FRG
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Zbigniew Kowalik University of Münster, FRG
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Astrid Schütz University of Konstanz, FRG
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Monica Köhler University of Konstanz, FRG
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Klaus Richter University of Konstanz, FRG
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Guido Strunk University of Münster, FRG
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Werner Mühlnickel University of Münster, FRG
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Thomas Elbert University of Bamberg, FRG
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Pages 173-194 | Published online: 25 Nov 2010

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