Fractals and Personal Esthetic Preferences – Indicators of Personality Traits
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Fractals are geometric shapes, usually generated with the help of the computer. The output consists of self-repetitive, auto-similar, complex and abstract representations of the natural world. This means that similar shapes can be found everywhere around, especially in the natural environment and in the human body. Objectives: The study shown here aims at underlining, presenting and making several suggestions about the way these shapes can be used as a form of Ambient Therapy in a health practitioner’s offices and how the aesthetic of fractals can predict certain personality traits when used in the context of the Fractal Technique. Methods: To achieve our objectives, we will present a critical review of works and studies pertaining to sciences like architecture, medicine, biology, and psychology. The findings are correlated with our personal research regarding the ability of fractals to reduce stress and predict personality traits. Results: After 5 years of gathering and disseminating information about fractals during workshops, public conferences, student courses, and personal development groups, we observed that these shapes can reduce stress, activate alpha waves, induce fascination just by means of their presence and they can give important pieces of information about the viewer. Also, with the aid of some special guidance, fractals can be used as diagnosis and intervention tools within the frame of Unification Experiential Therapy. Conclusions: Fractals can be an efficient tool in Ambient Therapy due to their capacity to reduce stress, and have a healing restorative effect as well, due to their similarity not only to parts of the human body but also to the evolution of the human behavior itself. It is well known that a visit to the doctor’s office is usually stressful and full of anxiety, possibly because one might expect to receive a bad diagnosis or to expose his/her personal body and mind to a stranger. This is why it is important to provide a healing place for the client quite from the beginning. Also, when it comes to psychological offices, fractals can be a good tool to relieve stress, to reduce anxiety and sustain introspection, especially in the case of those clients who are not in contact with their inner world.
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Raluca Maria Simion
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