paradoxical intention

noun

Etymology

Coined by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl.

Definitions

  1. A psychotherapeutic technique used to treat anxiety by repeatedly rehearsing the…

    A psychotherapeutic technique used to treat anxiety by repeatedly rehearsing the anxiety-inducing pattern of thought or behaviour, often with exaggeration and humor.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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