Paradoxical Strategies in Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Ove

ISBN: 0471826618

Author: Leon F. Seltzer

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This clinically oriented guide to the use of paradoxical techniques in psychotherapy discusses the history, sources, and principal theories of this approach. It identifies the paradoxical strategies applicable to the four most common forms of therapy: psychoanalytic, behavioral, Gestalt, and systems approaches. Integrates theory with practice and surveys current research techniques. The final section offers excerpts of ten seminal papers demonstrating the step-by-step implementation of paradoxical methods