Paradoxical intention

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In psychotherapy, paradoxical intention is the deliberate practice of a neurotic habit or thought, undertaken in order to identify and remove it.

Developed by Viktor Frankl as a therapeutic technique, clients are encouraged to intensify their symptoms in order to increase his/her awareness of the symptom and its consequences. It also aids clients to see the absurdity of their symptom.

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