The mathematics of marriage : dynamic nonlinear models /

Divorce rates are at an all-time high. But without a theoretical understanding of the processes related to marital stability and dissolution, it is difficult to design and evaluate new marriage interventions. The Mathematics of Marriage provides the foundation for a scientific theory of marital rela...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Gottman, John Mordechai
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Marriage > Mathematical models.
Marriage > Psychological aspects.
Marital psychotherapy.
Marital Therapy
Mariage > Modèles mathématiques.
Mariage > Aspect psychologique.
Thérapie conjugale.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Marriage.
Marital psychotherapy
Marriage > Mathematical models
Marriage > Psychological aspects
Huwelijk.
Psychologische aspecten.
Wiskundige modellen.
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What Do We Mean by Theory?
  • 2. What Phenomena Are We Modeling?
  • 3. Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling
  • 4. Calculus
  • the Mathematics of Change
  • 5. Introduction to Dynamic Modeling
  • 6. Modeling Catastrophic Change
  • 7. Intuitive Discussion of Phase Space Plots
  • 8. Interacting Dyadic Systems
  • 9. Writing the Equations of Marriage
  • 10. Initial Results of Our Modeling
  • 11. Who Needs All This Math?
  • 12. Applying the Model to Newlyweds
  • 13. Repair and Damping
  • 14. Extending the Marriage Model
  • 15. The Core Triad of Balance
  • 16. The Marriage Experiments
  • 17. How to prepare data for modeling.

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