Some reflections on the relevance of fractals for art therapy

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-147

  Joye, Yannick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Art therapy; Fractals; Natural form; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTHETICS; FOREST; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAVANNA; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33645766039     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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